Work and Reward vs. Less Work and Nothing
In the story A
Soldier's Home the protagonist, Krebs, is stuck within the juxtaposition of
working for the love of a women and settling down like his parents wish versus
refusing to put in any effort towards building a relationship and therefore his
future. In the early portions of the story Krebs shows his interests with some
of the girls he has seen walking outside of his home except the problem is
"he wanted a girl but did not want to have to work to get her" (pg.
71). With this attitude instead of going and approaching these girls he is seen
watching them from a far showing little interest in putting any effort towards
them. While Krebs shows little effort in beginning any relationships his
parents try to show him the benefits of pursuing a women in order to start a
family and begin his future. In a final plea Krebs' mother tries to convince
him into pursuing a family by saying "Charley Simmons, who is just your
age, has a good job and is going to be married" (pg. 74). Ultimately
despite the well made argument by his parents, Krebs still views his decision
based on how much work he wants to put in: only seeing a relationship as too
much effort while simply watching girls from afar requires little to
none.
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