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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Plot Summary of For Whom the Bell Tolls
"Robert Jordan, a demolitions expert attached to the International Brigades, has been sent to blow up a bridge during the Spanish Civil War. There he meets Pablo, a tired guerilla fighter who challenges Jordan's mission because it is too risky for the scared Pablo. What follows is a beautiful and horrific tale of people fighting unbeatable foes for their very lives."
Bill Hice, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Hispanic
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Conflict: - War, general - War, WW II

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 (a significant amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - Spain
Forest? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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