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=For Whom the Bell Tolls (book)=

The novel //For Whom the Bell Tolls// was written by Ernest Hemingway, and was published in 1940. The book is about an American, Robert Jordan, who travels to Spain to oppose the forces of Francisco Franco. Robert is a character based off the thoughts and experiences of Hemingway during the Spainish Civil War. In the book, Robert is ordered to destroy a bridge leading into Segovia with the aid of a group of guerrillas. And in their camp Robert encounters Maria, a young Spainish native whos life has been destroyed by the war. So, the book is mainly about Robert's thoughts about each side of the war, the outcome of his mission, and his love for Maria and how she would veiw his decision.

In 1940, after the war ended, //For Whom the Bell Tolls// was published. While the book depicts the thoughts of a young American soldier in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, it's actually the thoughts of Hemingway, who lived in Spain, sided with the loyalists, and gave speeches and raised money to support their cause. Just as Robert Jordan falls in love with a Spanish woman, so did Hemingway, falling in love with his third wife, a fellow war correspondent, during this time. Hemingway wanted to novel to show the world the fight of the Loyalists during the war, and he seems to have accomplished that well. The themes of love and war were used many times in literature before, but critics felt Hemingway had written one of the best war novels of all time.