Coming Back from War

             Some might think that going home from war would be very easy and that soldiers would be eager to get home from overseas. However, from the article that I read*, some soldiers dread coming home or find it hard to readjust to society.
            That is because the ex-soldiers were constantly vigilant and on-edge. To help them "blow off steam" they might abuse alcohol, get traffic violations, or get into other trouble. Not only that but many suffer from post-dramatic-stress-disorder as well.
            With all of these hardships about coming home in The Great Gatsby neither Nick nor Gatsby, when they were talking about their experiences in war, mentioned if it was hard to re-emerge in society. But perhaps Gatsby displays his post-war troubles as his obsession with Daisy, even though they had not seen each other for years.
            But maybe because Gatsby did not know many people before he went into the army there was no one to see if he had changed from his experience on the front line.




*click HERE to view the article "After Combat, the Unexpected Perils of Coming Home"