Narrator and point of view

The short story “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway is told by a third-person narrator. The narrator focuses on the perspective of Harold Krebs, the main character.

The narrator has access to Krebs’ thoughts and feelings: “Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration…” (p. 1, ll. 30-31). At some point, Krebs’ thoughts and feelings are revealed through stream of consciousness. For example, this narrative technique is used when Krebs thinks about the girls in his h...