After reading chapters 15-16, select one character to analyze in 1-2 paragraphs. Comment on what you think is revealed by your chosen character. Please include text to provide context and also to add strength to your claim.

In Chapter Sixteen, Hemingway introduces the image of Jordan as Christ. Indeed, we already know that he is willing to martyr himself for the Cause. Now, we see that Maria is compared to Mary Magdalene when she tends to Jordan's needs. Although Maria is not a reformed woman, she has been purified by Jordan's love. "Thou canst not dry them with thy hair, first he is Lord of the Manor. Now he is our ex-Lord Himself." This passage is also noteworthy because the addition "ex" emphasizes the fact that the Republic has abolished religion. Ironically though, religion is referred to frequently, revealing that it is still an important, though covert, presence in the peasants' lives.