Significance of literature in Hemingway’s writings as a “soldier”
Literature as a soldier can be of importance in that it is reflected by one of Hemingway’s writing “Soldier’s home” which depicts the life of a young soldier at war who faces challenges and in the end he returns home. It gives clear information on the experience a soldier faces in the war and the shock the soldier gets when he returns back at home. The main character in the book, Harold Krebs is challenged back in his own hometown by the villagers when he and other soldiers return from the war. He is majorly faced with hostility from his opposition members in the society. He as the soldier in the book, literature is important in that Krebs shows the meaning of repetition, characterization including the symbolism in the field of literature. It is true that literature is given power to display the symbolism giving the literal meaning of the events in the book.
With symbolism in the book, “Soldier’s home”; gives a soldier profession to have a meaning that is concrete. It gives war to be the main theme while when Krebs returns home, being a soldier becomes a fascinating idea to him. All this is revealed when he returns back home remembering all the challenges he faced during the war. This gives a learning experience to the reader by understanding the real essence of becoming a soldier. It gives the reader the knowledge to understand the profession of becoming a soldier and prepares the reader to be ready for the task. Literature in the book has given the reader the right to be aware of the profession of becoming a soldier.

In the field of literature, the book also identifies the challenges a soldier faces during the period of war. It proves to be the main theme and the connotation definition of literature becomes very apparent. In the book, Krebs’s character is portrayed by showing how he faced