For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) Type of Work: Romantic war novel Setting Spain; 1937 Principal Characters Robert Jordan, an American fighting with Spanish Loyalists Maria, Jordan's lover Anselmo, Jordan's elderly guerilla guide Pablo, a drunken guerilla leader Pilar, Pablo's strong and commanding wife El Sordo, another guerilla leader Rafael, a gypsy member of Pablo's band Story Overveiw Robert Jordan, the young American, could think of nothing but the bridge as he and …showed first 75 words of 1730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1730 total…same time the novel illustrates humanity's great capacity for either hope or despair, as shown by the contrast between the devoted Anselmo and the brutish Pablo. Written as though translated from formal Spanish, the novel evokes a realistic mood. The title was taken from a quote by John Donne: "... Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."