Essays Tagged: "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Ernest Hemingway's "For whom the bell tolls"

At first glance Hemingway's novel For Whom The Bell Tolls appears to be an action packed war novel. But underneath all the action ther ... . When Jordan is dying at the end of the novel he says to Maria 'Thou wilt go now, rabbit. But I go for thee. As long as there is one of us there is both of us. Do you understand?'(p460) We begin to u ... hey become as one. Where one goes, both go. Robert finally says to her ' The me in thee. Now you go for us both. Truly. We both go in thee now. This I have promised thee. Stand up. Thou art me now. Th ...

(5 pages) 85 0 4.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

The writing style of Ernest Hemingway.

st the same in all of his work. The use of phrases and sentences, the repeated use of the same word for emphasis, the irony, the detailed graphic description of scenes that deal with death, and even t ... ant characters in the stories are surprisingly similar to each other.One of the widely used writing forms that we see in Hemingway's work, is that he uses simple and short sentences but with a deep me ...

(9 pages) 237 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ernest Hemingway and the Pulitzer Prize.

rded to twenty-one deserving individuals each year. Joseph Pulitzer was a revered journalist renown for his writing who worked his way up to the top of the ladder to become an ambitious newspaper publ ... ladder to become an ambitious newspaper publisher. In 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his book, The Old Man and the Sea. This seems very appropriate because the style of ...

(2 pages) 28 1 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" and Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanis ... novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on ... er, Clarence Hemingway, was a physician and his mother was a devoutly religious woman with a talent for music. When he was young, Ernest acquired the nickname "champ," which he relished and felt it sh ...

(9 pages) 75 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Hemmingway, Author Analysis

thor AnalysisEarnest HemingwayErnest Hemingway was a writer who excelled at breaking all the rules. For the man known as "Papa", the human potential had no limits. Hemingway proved that a man is able ... Prize acceptance speech, delivered by John Cabot, the US Ambassador to Sweden, Hemingway observed, "For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is be ...

(7 pages) 119 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Hemingway's Past Experiences as Themes in For Whom the Bell Tolls

many other authors who sit on a desk and write secondhand accounts, Hemingway was quite different, for he encountered, and experienced, almost all of the events he wrote about in his novel For Whom t ... that Hemingway's writing is largely autobiographical, based on personal experience..." (Hays n.p.). For Whom the Bell Tolls is about the Spanish Civil War, and he has gone there during that time to wi ...

(9 pages) 79 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

The Flight of Chivalry

In Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, the recurring images of the horse and the airplane illustrate one of the ma ... st, Hemingway, in a manner illustrating the gothic quality of his work, allows the bigger themes of For Whom the Bell Tolls to be echoed in the smaller units. He employs the tropes of the horse and th ... work, it is the purpose of this paper to examine the tropes of horses and planes, as they exist in For Whom the Bell Tolls, placing a special emphasis on religion.The frequent occurrence of the image ...

(7 pages) 23 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

For Whom the bell tolls Describe the characters what are there likes dislikes fears ect. what would the story be like with out them in it

HemingwayErnest Hemingway's: For Whom the Bell Tolls is an incandescent novel that shows many aspects during wartime. This brilli ... t novel that shows many aspects during wartime. This brilliant story fits any reader's personality. For women there is the love aspect, for men there is action, and for a commonality there is history, ... history, tragedy, and deceit. In order to understand this story one must look at; the story itself for example; what is going on through out the novel and how it came to be. Also one must examine the ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Ernest hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls

ficulties in the lives of men, arose in the majority of his works, especially in his classic novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in July of 1899. His ... njoyed playing, but because he was expected to. However, from the beginning, his only true love was for writing. At the young age of eighteen, Hemingway began a promising career in writing that would ...

(9 pages) 56 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Comparing "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "A Farewell to Arms" which are both by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway and the Struggle of Masculinity in WarMen in A Farewell to Arms and For Whom The Bell TollsThe name of Ernest Hemingway has long been associated with the idea of a stro ... with the idea of a strong, stubborn man who is very socially inept. In both A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls, we are introduced to an extremely cold, unfeeling character and we see how ... ish Civil War between the fascists and communists, and they originally see these conflicts as a way for them to prove their manhood. They soon realize that war is not meant for all people and that it ...

(10 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Strengths of the Female Characters in "A Farewell to Arms" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls": Books written by Ernest Hemingway

ignant war time love novels, A Farewell to Arms involving Catherine Barkley and Frederic Henry, and For Whom the Bell Tolls featuring Maria and Robert Jordan. Both couples fall in love, yet endure dif ... ng from calvary, wounded friends, and avoiding war. During this time, Catherine and Maria help transform their partners from sexually selfish males to emotionally healthy human beings. The women go th ...

(5 pages) 18 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

For Whom The Bell Tolls

The novel For Whom The Bell Tolls is based on one of Ernest Hemmingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil ... As they are leaving the battle scene, Jordan is hit with a shell. This is where the theme of death forms.Jordan tries to hold on to his life because he doesn't want to loose his love.The themes of th ... rything that has to be done, we will eventually start to die.I feel that the most important word in For Whom The Bell Tolls is love. I think that this word is the most important because love is what c ...

(3 pages) 1035 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

For whom the bell tolls - summ

Novel Analysis: For Whom the Bell Tolls By Ernest Hemingway Setting: The story first takes place in Guadarrama Mount ... ening mission. His love of Maria and the realization of his possible death is crucial to the action forthcoming during the story.Characters: Robert Jordan,was the protagonist of the story. He has pers ... s. He struggles to understand what defines his life and resolve the conflict of what to live or die for.Pilar and Pablo play important roles in both the story and the development of Robert Jordan's ch ...

(5 pages) 1555 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Thematic Analysis of For Whom the Bell Tolls

Physical injury is the damage that can be seen the most clearly in For Whom the Bell Tolls and in war in general. The novel is set in May of 1937 during the Spanish Ci ... ntain range in Spain. The protagonist of the novel, Robert Jordan, left his job in America to fight for the Republican side due to his strong aversion to the Fascist Party. During the course of the no ... of the opposition throughout the story. The physical damage that he causes to others, even if it is for a worthy motive, makes him look at the horrible acts committed by himself and others during the ...

(3 pages) 17 0 2.5 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Wants an Abortion

bruary 2013It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Wants an Abortion As a distant couple is suddenly informed of an unexpected pregnancy in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants", a ... ion.There is something quite depressing about someone living a carefree life uninhabited by worries for so long only to find out that reality exists and there is more to life than cheap drinks and end ...

(4 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway