how to tell a true war story vs. soldier's home

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English

 

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Howard W

 

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August 22, 2014

 

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Krebs often tells his war stories with the other old veterans at the poolroom. O'Brian also likes to tell others about his experiences so they can get a better idea of what war is really like. Hemingway tells the reader in his story that people did not want to hear the stories Krebs had to tell; while O'Brian states that war stories are about people who never listen...
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One recurring idea in both stories is the fact that soldiers want to do what they like and nothing else. This is portrayed in "Soldier's Home" through Krebs who does nothing but pleasurable things throughout his entire day with no regard to getting a job or making money. In "How to Tell a True War Story", O'Brian states that while lying in a fox hole in a battle zone, a soldier will "ache for a perfect world, the way things could be" (pg...
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