Robert Jordan's For Whom The Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel written about Robert Jordan, a young American enlisted in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Jordan, a very skilled dynamiter, was assigned the mission of blowing up a bridge in the hope that this disaster would stop the enemy from responding to the oppositions attacks. To accomplish this extremely difficult task, Jordan joined a republican guerilla unit and began the long planning, traveling, and work that was nescessary to complete his task. Although he is a very strong-willed and dedicated soldier, Jordan discovers that war can be effected by outward feelings and emotions. One of these emotions is his new found love of Maria, a young lady he meets at the guerilla's camp. Another emotion