tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post2807507220811538955..comments2024-03-27T22:25:44.006-05:00Comments on Ennyman's Territory: Soldier's HomeEd Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-89377542537975084982011-05-07T14:57:18.757-05:002011-05-07T14:57:18.757-05:00>>>Traumatic events change someone foreve...>>>Traumatic events change someone forever and a return to the way things were before is really not possible.<<< <br />Perhaps this is what Thomas Wolfe meant when he wrote, "You Can't Go Home Again." <br /><br />This book (In Our Time) really shows Hemingway's mastery. Thanks for the comments.<br />e.Ed Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-56330252727837891622011-05-07T10:36:35.927-05:002011-05-07T10:36:35.927-05:00I really enjoyed this Ernest post. You know, the m...I really enjoyed this Ernest post. You know, the more I learn about Hemingway, the more I admire his work. He was only in Italy for two weeks before he got hit and was in the hospital. But he talked to so many other soldiers who were at so many places and he captured what they went through. Even though he wasn't a soldier fighting, I tend to forget that when I am reading his stories. There is so much personal stuff in his stories, too. Hemingway's relationship with his parents was strained in the year or two before he went to Italy and was never the same again. He couldn't take their Midwest values and way of life after the war. He had a really hard time adjusting when he got back. He was definitely shell shocked, I would say. Traumatic events change someone forever and a return to the way things were before is really not possible. <br /><br />Ok, I am going to go reread Soldier"s Home . . .M. Denise C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10326139040976625458noreply@blogger.com