For Whom the Bell Tolls (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- First Published: 1940
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: 1937
- Setting: Spain
- Principal Characters: Robert Jordan, Pablo, Pilar, Maria, Anselmo
- 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
The Story:
At first, the only important thing was the bridge. Robert Jordan was a young American teacher who was in Spain fighting with the Loyalist guerrillas. His present and most important mission was to blow up a bridge that would be of great strategic importance during an offensive three days hence. Jordan was behind the Fascist lines, with orders to make contact with Pablo, the leader of a guerrilla band, and with his wife, Pilar, who was the strongest figure among the partisans. Pablo was a weak and drunken braggart, but Pilar was strong and trustworthy. She was a...
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