For Whom The Bell Tolls

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death and suicide. The story takes place in the thoughts and actions of Robert Jordan, the main character, an American who is a demolition expert in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. He and his compatriots would rather commit suicide than be captured and tortured for information.

.Other characters include Maria, the love interest, and Pilar, who practices palmistry and has her own story within the story. Anselmo is a guide to Robert Jordan and there are various other regional characters, including Pablo and other guerillas involved in the war.

The story is written with archaic constructions that Hemingway meant to be taken as the story having been translated from the Spanish language. Some people feel that he also wrote more with an eye to Hollywood in this novel, because selling a novel for screenplay could be very lucrative. For Whom the Bell Tolls is often required reading in high school, but has a deeper richer meaning for adults who have lived in the world to enjoy as well.