War in Ernest Hemingway's for Whom the Bell Tolls

by Gary Wiener

Book Overview

Ernest Hemingway's depiction of war in his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is one without clear ideological or moral imperatives. The story wrestles with themes of wartime and violence, as readers follow Robert Jordan, an American teacher, who volunteers to lead an ill-disciplined band of guerrillas during the Spanish Civil War. This illuminating volume explores themes surrounding war as they relate to Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. A series of...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737763930
• ISBN13: 9780737763935
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12