Who does the "whom" refer to?

Question

I recently read One of Hemiway's masterpiece----for whom the bell tolls,and there are so many different views about the identity of the 'WHOM".

Asked by meifang z #103831 on 9/13/2009 4:41 AM

Last updated by andrew c #257535 on 7/2/2012 12:08 AM

Answered by olga k #177785 on 4/5/2011 1:26 PM

For ''whom'' - for you and for everybody

Answered by andrew c #257535 on 7/2/2012 12:08 AM

The 'Whom' is for everyman ( ok every woman too )

It is taken from a poem by John Donne a Metaphysical poet

"send not to know.

For whom the bell tolls,

It tolls for thee."

John Donne 1624