Jus Post Bellum - The end of WWI and the aftermath

During the first part of class today we discussed Hemingway's short story, "Soldier's Home."  We used "Rules of Notice" to guide our initial observations, and these questions in our conversation:

1. What does the story tell us about how Krebs’s return home after the war was different from what other soldiers experienced?
2. What are some of the ways Krebs spends his time?  What symbolic meanings might these activities have?
3. What are Krebs’s attitudes towards his different family members?  Why?
4. What does Krebs feel about religion?  Why?
5. Describe Krebs’s experiences in war.  What do we hear about them?  What do his experiences mean to him?
6. Discuss the potential meanings of this passage:
1. He did not want any consequences. He did not want any consequences ever again. He wanted to live along without consequences.
7. Discuss the role of Krebs’s mother – what does she want of him?  Why?
8. What does the end of the story suggest about Krebs?

For the second part of class we watched a video about the end of the war. Following that we worked in groups to explore Wilson's "14 Points" speech, and make links back to the "jus post bellum" section of the "Just War Theory" we've been reading. We used THIS PACKET for our analysis. It is due in class on Monday.

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In addition, for homework this weekend you will also begin to think about how these questions apply to the role of the U.S. in the world today. You'll look through newspapers and websites to identify a specific issue of focus. Find two articles about your selected event.

Here are some websites you might find helpful:

• http://www.nytimes.com/
• http://www.cnn.com/
• http://abcnews.go.com/
• http://www.msnbc.com/

Also, you need to finish the End of War Analysis packet.