Most of the time, when you have a strong man, that indicates independence and a strong will. Strong willed people tend to stick to themselves and take care of themselves BY THEMSELVES. That's one translation lol
Hemingway conveys double entendre between Krebs's soldier and civilian lives. The excerpt shows the ambiguity or precisely black and white nature of the lives. Krebs cannot do the things in his civil life that he has done in his military life. The author counts the disadvantages of these opportunities of Krebs's civilian life in the given excerpt. In order to escape from this unwanted reality he must become someone else. So that, he must lie and he must leave his formed identity.
Cause or become is what the suffix -fy means.
Contrast. there's a contrast between joyful and despondent.
hope it helps
Answer:
the Gummy Bear dude, from the song "Oh I'm a gummy bear, oh yes I'm a gummy Bear"
