Cameron Siqueiros
Mrs.Neve
English 3
October 15, 2015
Summary
In the war story known as For whom the bells toll a young man named Robert Jordan is tasked to destroy a bridge while an attack will occur in Segovia. Jordan is a dynamiter during the Spanish civil war in 1937, he is a republican soldier who opposes the fascist regimen that swept over Spain. Jordan has been told that he may recruit guerilla soldiers in the mountains near the bridge to accomplish his mission, and he is ultimately brought to a group lead by a man named Pablo. Jordan and Pablo dislike each other from the start but Pablo's wife understands Jordan's mission and understands its value. Jordan meets a young girl named Maria while at the camp and they fall in love with …show more content…
The whole guerilla group Jordan remains with for the duration of his mission becomes like a family to him, and unfortunately Pablo out of cowardice stole the tools required to detonate the bomb at the bridge. Pablo does return to the camp the morning of the planned attack, and with him he brings five men each with horses he also apologizes for his moment of weakness and the attack commences at dawn. The attack is a success, but only Pillar, Pablo, Augstin, Maria, and Robert remain. As they attempt to escape through the pine trees Robert's horse is hit and it tramples his leg, breaking it. Robert decides to be left behind to not slow down his love Maria, he awaits the fascist men to approach. Robert on the verge of dying or passing out decided his last actions should be to try and kill the officer of the Fascist group and his last actions are him taking aim at the …show more content…
Robert was a calm and collective young man, he was brave and very intelligent and he showed this through his actions and thoughts but, not through his words. Pillar was a motherly figure thorough the story, she was protective of the other guerrilla soldiers fighting for the Republic, and she was also a leader to the small group Robert was with. She embodied mysticism and superstitious beliefs since she constantly told of old pagan customs and ideals. Anselmo was a wise old man who did not like killing men, but understood its necessity. He was true man who believed in honor and in his hour of darkness returned to his religious beliefs.
Authentic
I felt this novel was very authentic, in convincing the reader they were in 1937. The story describes much of the surrounding mountains and pine trees it explains the geography in a descriptive manner that to which the reader can get a true sense of where this conflict took place. By describing the Fascist soldiers, it also gave the reader an idea of what the Guerilla soldiers were up against, and that their "enemy" was not as they seemed. This story made me feel like I was up in those mountains with Robert Jordan.
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Mrs.Neve
English 3
October 15, 2015
Summary
In the war story known as For whom the bells toll a young man named Robert Jordan is tasked to destroy a bridge while an attack will occur in Segovia. Jordan is a dynamiter during the Spanish civil war in 1937, he is a republican soldier who opposes the fascist regimen that swept over Spain. Jordan has been told that he may recruit guerilla soldiers in the mountains near the bridge to accomplish his mission, and he is ultimately brought to a group lead by a man named Pablo. Jordan and Pablo dislike each other from the start but Pablo's wife understands Jordan's mission and understands its value. Jordan meets a young girl named Maria while at the camp and they fall in love with …show more content…
The whole guerilla group Jordan remains with for the duration of his mission becomes like a family to him, and unfortunately Pablo out of cowardice stole the tools required to detonate the bomb at the bridge. Pablo does return to the camp the morning of the planned attack, and with him he brings five men each with horses he also apologizes for his moment of weakness and the attack commences at dawn. The attack is a success, but only Pillar, Pablo, Augstin, Maria, and Robert remain. As they attempt to escape through the pine trees Robert's horse is hit and it tramples his leg, breaking it. Robert decides to be left behind to not slow down his love Maria, he awaits the fascist men to approach. Robert on the verge of dying or passing out decided his last actions should be to try and kill the officer of the Fascist group and his last actions are him taking aim at the …show more content…
Robert was a calm and collective young man, he was brave and very intelligent and he showed this through his actions and thoughts but, not through his words. Pillar was a motherly figure thorough the story, she was protective of the other guerrilla soldiers fighting for the Republic, and she was also a leader to the small group Robert was with. She embodied mysticism and superstitious beliefs since she constantly told of old pagan customs and ideals. Anselmo was a wise old man who did not like killing men, but understood its necessity. He was true man who believed in honor and in his hour of darkness returned to his religious beliefs.
Authentic
I felt this novel was very authentic, in convincing the reader they were in 1937. The story describes much of the surrounding mountains and pine trees it explains the geography in a descriptive manner that to which the reader can get a true sense of where this conflict took place. By describing the Fascist soldiers, it also gave the reader an idea of what the Guerilla soldiers were up against, and that their "enemy" was not as they seemed. This story made me feel like I was up in those mountains with Robert Jordan.
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