Krebs was not welcomed home and his stories filled of actualities were not warranted. Hemingway writes that, “When he felt the need to talk, no one wanted to hear about it” (187). This resulted in Krebs instinctive nature to fabricate stories, in order to gain an audience for his tribulations. Krebs lied because he was disconnected from society and he was building his own reality and his perception of what society wanted to hear. Krebs soon becomes so consumed with his lies and made up stories that he feels he has lost touch with his true self. Krebs became sick and “acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration” (188), “In this way he lost everything” (187). According to the text it can be inferred that Krebs left for the war as an extrovert and returned home as an introvert due to the psychological effects of the
Krebs was not welcomed home and his stories filled of actualities were not warranted. Hemingway writes that, “When he felt the need to talk, no one wanted to hear about it” (187). This resulted in Krebs instinctive nature to fabricate stories, in order to gain an audience for his tribulations. Krebs lied because he was disconnected from society and he was building his own reality and his perception of what society wanted to hear. Krebs soon becomes so consumed with his lies and made up stories that he feels he has lost touch with his true self. Krebs became sick and “acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration” (188), “In this way he lost everything” (187). According to the text it can be inferred that Krebs left for the war as an extrovert and returned home as an introvert due to the psychological effects of the