Soldiers Home juxtaposition /

In the story Soldier's Home a major theme that you see in contrast is the setting. There are major differences between life at home, and life at war. Another theme that you see in contrast are the relationships in the story. You see this juxtaposition between Krebs's parents, Krebs and his parents, and the possible relationship between Krebs and girls. You also see Krebs's transformation from not wanting to talk about what happen when he was at war, to eventually transitioning into being comfortable enough to be able to open up about it.