For Whom the Bell Tolls | Maria
Jordan meets the young and beautiful Maria at Pablo’s hideout. She has been brutalized by the Fascists after they murdered her father, a Loyalist mayor. Fascist sympathizers shaved her head as punishment for her association with the enemy, and, as a result, she is tagged with the nickname “Rabbit,” which also suggests her timid demeanor. She gains strength, however, through her intense and short-lived love affair with Jordan.
Several critics, including Leslie Fiedler, have noted that Maria, like many of Hemingway’s women, lacks development. She appears in the novel as...
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