Harold's mother, the grandmother, and Bartleby are selfish   In Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home," Harold's mother shows selfishness in that she refuses to understand his changing behavior. Her son, Harold Krebs, is a young man who is returning home from his tour of duty in France. The overwhelming shock of his experiences at war molds Harold into a different man. Harold wants to talk about how the war has affected him. He is unable to tell his mother the unvarnished truth about his battles because of the time period in which they live. His mother has no concept of what really happens in a war and this is evident when she says "I know the temptations you must have been exposed to. I know how weak men are. I pray for you all day long." She prays for Harold so that he will be strong and fight off the temptations of women. This is sickening to Harold, be....

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