'For Whom The Bell Tolls' by Earnest Hemingway

 

For Whom The Bell Tolls

- Earnest Hemingway

Hello everyone, I'm a student of the Department of English,M.K.B.U.This blog is a part of a thinking activity which is given by Yesha Ma'am. In this blog I'm going to write about Earnest' Hemingway's very famous novel 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. This blog is based on this question.,

 

• In what basic way is Robert Jordan a typical Hemingway hero?

Hemingway is very famous for the Heroes of his novels. Robert Jordan is one of them, whom we can consider as a Hemingway's hero.

Points to Ponder :-

• Introduction

• About the Writer

• About the Novel

• Heroes Of Hemingway's Novel :-

• Robert Jordan as a Hemingway's hero

• Conclusion

• Introduction :-

For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia.

The novel is regarded as one of Hemingway's best works, along with The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea.

 

• About the Writer :-

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. His war-time experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms (1929).

His Notable works includes,'For Whom The Bell Tolls','The Sun Also Rises', 'A Farewell to Arms', and 'The Old Man and the Sea'.

• About The Novel :-

For Whom the Bell Tolls, novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1940. This novel has 43 chapters and the time duration of this novel is 3 days. The novel is set near Segovia, Spain, in 1937 and tells the story of American teacher Robert Jordan, who has joined the antifascist Loyalist army. Jordan has been sent to make contact with a guerrilla band and blow up a bridge to advance a Loyalist offensive. The action takes place during Jordan’s 72 hours at the guerrilla camp. During this period he falls in love with María, who has been raped by fascist soldiers, and befriends the shrewd but cowardly guerrilla leader Pablo and his courageous wife, Pilar. Jordan manages to destroy the bridge; Pablo, Pilar, María, and two other guerrillas escape, but Jordan is injured. Proclaiming his love to María once more, he awaits the fascist troops and certain death at the end of the novel.

• Heroes Of Hemingway's Novel :-

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The Hemingway Hero is defined by a static set of characteristics: he's is always courageous, confident, and introspective, he does not let his fears get to him. 

Hemingway defined the Code Hero as "a man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful."In the end the Hero will lose because we are all mortal, but the true measure of value is given by how a person faces death.

• Robert Jordan as a Hemingway's hero :-

Robert Jordan is a Hero or a protagonist  of this novel. The story is all about Roberts' mission for the republicans. It is a war novel. In this novel we can find the same technique of describing a Hero. Hemingway's all Heroes define the same intention towards their duty. 

In this novel , Robert Jordan is a Hero whose intentions are very different from the other characters. All the characters are connected with him and later with his mission to blow up the bridge and save the republicans. During the time of his mission he meets Maria and falls in love with her. He always focuses on his duty as a soldier. 

Golz ,who is a Soviet Officer ,gives Robert a mission to blow up the bridge. In the story ,we find that Robert's main focus is on his duty or a mission instead of his love. He loves Maria but she is not more important than his duty.For him duty is first rather than personal life and Love. 

As a soldier, he has to fight against the Fascists but he does not personally believe in the killing of people. He does not have any kind of animosity with the fascists, he has to do it only for his job as a soldier. In his character we find his honesty, courage, endurance and his hard-work. 

Hemingway describes the same intention of a Hero of his another novel which is 'Old Man Into The Sea' ,in this novel we can find that an Old man is a fisherman, who kills fishes and eat it, but he describes fish as his brother, and at the end ,he says that you are not my enemy , you are my brother and I kill you but when I eat we both becomes mingled with each-other ,because of you I can survive in my life. 

Robert thinks logically and practically for his love and other people's at the end of the novel when he was injured by the Fascists. Robert can not accept defeats and misbehave of any person, he respects women. He is very honest for  his nation and duty, for his nation he sacrifices his life and especially his love. At the end of the novel ,when he injured at that time he encouraged his love ,Maria to move away from there and live her life. 

At the end ,we can say that Hemingway's heroes are mostly described as a honest person ,who doesn't have any kind of animosity with other person ,who is very kind for his job or a duty. 

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