Language
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Style of language
"Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway is written in a minimalist style. The sentences are mainly short and matter-of-fact: “Krebs and the corporal look too big for their uniforms. The German girls are not beautiful. The Rhine does not show in the picture.” (p. 1, ll. 6-7).
The story also contains dialogue, which is often used to highlight the relationships between the characters. For example, Krebs’ conversation with one of his sisters reveals that he is probably more fond of her than of the other members of his family (p. 4, ll. 2-5). Krebs’ conversation with his m...
