In another country
In the short story "In Another Country" Ernest Hemingway explores the differences between American and Italian soldiers conceptualizations of the physical and emotional tolls of World War I. ... By contrasting the unnerving effects that the prospect of such damage has on the Italians with the American soldiers lack of connection to the country, the story shows that the archetypal European soldier of the First World War has more at stake in the war than his American counterparts from overseas. ... Perhaps the most capturing aspect of his tourist characterization is his relationship with the Italian language, which speaks to his relationship with the country; it is superficial and dismissive, and he admits this in saying, "Italian seemed such an easy language. ... The major knows that even when the conflict is over, its effects will have permeated his country and his culture forever.