His lifelong love for Spain including a fascination with bullfighting led to his working as a correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, which resulted in the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940. ... The boy is devoted to the old man, bringing him coffee and making sure that he has something to eat; he also helps him with his fishing gear. ... He is in tune with the natural environment, watching the weather, the currents, birds, and fish to help him know the best spot for fishing. ... Before the giant marlin, however, he has always had someone on the boat to help him with his catch. When h...

• Word Count: 1320
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

During part two we are introduced to more characters who join the other three main characters on a trip to Spain. ... The novel begins in Paris, France then moves to Pamplona, Spain where a festival is taking place. The novel ends in Madrid, Spain. ... Some French and Spanish vocabulary were used throughout the book depending on the setting. ... Although the use of another language can be confusing at times it helps the reader to get into the mood of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1446
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

When Ernest graduated High School, his uncle helped him land a job as a reporter on the Kansas City Star. ... The couple found the money to travel to Austria and Spain, where Ernest discovered bullfighting and the running of the bulls in Pamplona. ... He did some traveling to Spain, and Wyoming. ...

• Word Count: 1766
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This point is evident in some of his most famous works that helped him to gain acclaimed success: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Writings on the life of Hemingway helped shed light on these works. ... This is something that also helps them to forget their war experiences. ... Robert Jordan in For Whom the Bell Tolls is an American who dedicates himself to the Loyalist cause during the Spanish Civil War and ultimately dies for his convictions. ...

• Word Count: 1401
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Manolin's name is a diminutive of Manuel, Spanish for Emmanuel, the Redeemer. ... Beyond help, Santiago wonders if maybe he shouldn't have been a fisherman, but then he reminds himself, "that was the thing that I was born for." ... Similarly, when Santiago returns to the little harbor, "There was no one to help him..." ...

• Word Count: 1677
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It is because we have had such great writers in the past that a writer is driven far out past where he can go, out to where no one can help him. ... However, in 1959, Life magazine asked him to write an article on a series of bullfights between two of Spain=s finest matadors. ...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

At the end of the story, he recites the Hail Mary prayer, but in place of every important word in the prayer he replaces it with the Spanish word "nada," meaning nothing. ... He seems at best unwilling to take responsibility for what he has helped create. ...

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Featuring Left Bank Paris in the 1920's and brutally realistic descriptions of bullfighting in Spain, the story is about the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the hapless Jake Barnes (Wilson 4). ... Hemingway never had a knack for music and suffered through choir practices and cello lessons, however the musical knowledge he acquired from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley's interest in the piano (1). ...

• Word Count: 2109
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School