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Characters in For Whom the Bell Tolls

• Robert Jordan – American university instructor of Spanish language and a specialist in demolitions and explosives.
• Anselmo – elderly guide to Robert Jordan.
• Pablo – guerrilla leader.
• Rafael – Gitano member of Pablo's band.
• María – Robert Jordan's young lover.
• Pilar – Pablo's wife and temporary leader of Pablo's band.
• Agustín – bad-mouthed machine gunner of Pablo's band.
• El Sordo – hearing-impaired leader of a nearby band of guerrilleros.
• Fernando – middle-aged member of Pablo's band.
• Andrés – member of Pablo's band, brother of Eladio.
• Eladio – member of Pablo's band, brother of Andrés.
• Primitivo – young member of Pablo's band.
• Joaquin – enthusiastic teenaged communist, member of Sordo's band.