Short Fiction · Character
Krebs
A Kansas soldier back from the war in France and Germany, home in a town where nothing has changed except the girls, and he has no energy left to lie.
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First appearance: Soldier's Home
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A soldier returning from war, struggling to reintegrate into civilian life.
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Krebs sits on his front porch watching bobbed-haired girls walk under the trees, wanting one without wanting the courting, the intrigue, or the consequences. The war taught him that you don't need a girl unless you…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Soldiers and Returned Veterans
- Protagonist
- Family and Uncles
- Boxing and Bullfighting
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the doctor’s hollow reassurance—that the narrator will play f…
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