For Whom The Bell Tolls By Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) Essay, Research Paper
Hemingway once worked as a reporter covering
the Spanish Civil War. For Whom the Bell Tolls was the most famous book
to come out of that war, which served as a prelude to the devastation of
World War 11 in which the free world united against Fascism. Perhaps overly
romanticized, at the same time the novel illustrates humanity’s great capacity
for either hope or despair, as shown by the contrast between the devoted
Anselmo and the brutish Pablo.
Written as though translated from formal
Spanish, the novel evokes a realistic mood. The title was taken from a
quote by John Donne: “… Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved
in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It
tolls for thee.”