Title
"What’s in a Name?"—Krebs, Crabs, Kraut: The Multivalence of "Krebs" in Hemingway’s "Soldier’s Home"
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Etymological approach to the significance of Krebs’s surname as metaphor. Linking Krebs with its German definition, Ulrich explores themes of mistrust, apathy, and the difficulty of reintegrating into a jingoistic society, suggesting that Krebs behaves psychically and physically like a crab, shuttling back and forth between battlefront and home front experiences. Additionally, Krebs’s name indicates his German-American identity in a culture suspicious of varying ethnicities.
Published in
Studies in Short Fiction
Volume
29
Issue
3
Date
1992
Pages
363-375
COinS
Citation
Ulrich, David W. “‘What’s in a Name?’—Krebs, Crabs, Kraut: The Multivalence of ‘Krebs’ in Hemingway’s ‘Soldier’s Home.’” Studies in Short Fiction 29, no. 3 (1992): 363-75.