Dec 31, 2009

For Whom the Bell Tolls | For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Author: Ernest Hemingway
First Published: 1940
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
Time of Work: 1937
Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
Subjects: Love or romance, Courage, 1930’s, Guerrillas or guerrilla warfare, Civil wars, Spain or Spanish people, Gypsies, Bridges
Locales: Spain

Places Discussed

Bridge. Strategic target of the Republican offensive and the objective of Jordan’s mission. Pablo opposes the attack on the bridge because he knows that it will provoke retaliation by the fascists, but the other guerrillas eventually agree to support Jordan. Once the Republican bombardment begins, Jordan, with help from the guerrillas, destroys the bridge with explosives.

Comandancia. Headquarters of Commissar André Marty, a paranoid and demented old fanatic who delays the delivery to General Golz of Robert Jordan’s warning that the Republican...

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For Whom the Bell Tolls | For Whom the Bell Tolls

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