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by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls study guide contains a biography of Ernest Hemingway, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

This novel traces three days in the life of Robert Jordan, an American Spanish professor who has volunteered to fight for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. Jordan is a dynamite expert, and is ordered by General Golz, a Russian leader of the International Brigades, to bomb a bridge as part of their offensive against the Fascists. Golz is only interested in the offensive as a means of practicing his military tactics and he is cynical about its success in the hands of the Spanish peasants.

Anselmo, an old guide, brings Jordan through the woods to the hideout, an abandoned cave, of the men who will help him complete his mission. The guerillas that Jordan encounters obviously do not want to be involved in the war any longer. They meet…

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• Character List
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-7
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 8-14
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 15-21
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 22-28
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 29-35
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 36-43
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