Meaning: This sentence describes someone going back to their home after having changed in some way.
Choice of Words: "Returned" means to go back to a place. "Home" is the place where someone lives. "Changed" means to become different.
Alternative Expressions
He went back home a different man.
Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. He is not the same as he was when he left. He may have new thoughts, feelings, or experiences that have made him different.
Choice of Words:Went is another word for returned. Back means to go to a place where you were before. Home is the place where you live. Different means to be not the same. Man is an adult male human being. When you put them together, "He went back home a different man" means that he came back to his home after being away and he is different than he was before.
Upon his return, he was a transformed individual.
Meaning: This means that he has changed a lot since he left. He may look different, think differently, or act differently.
Choice of Words:Upon means at the time of. Return means to come back to a place where you were before. He is the person who is coming back. Was is a form of the verb to be. Transformed means to change in form or appearance. Individual is a person. When you put them together, "Upon his return, he was a transformed individual" means that when he came back, he was different than he was before.