' Thinking Activity '
' For whom the Bell Tolls'
Welcome readers! Here I am going to write down one another blog. This blog is inspired by Yesha Ma'am - Department of English - Bhavnagar University. This blog is a part of thinking activity. In this particular blog of mine I am going to deal with one question which is - ' In what ways the use of the technique of Flashback Proved useful in the novel ? '
But , Before going further first it is very much necessary to know about a brief overview of the writer and about the novel.
' Ernest Hemingway :-'
Ernest Hemingway in full Ernest Miller Hemingway ( 1899 - 1961 ) was an American novelist , Short story writer and Journalist. He was noted both for the intense masculinity of his writing and for his adventurous and widely Publicized life. His Succinct and lucid Prose style exerted a powerful influence on American and British fiction in the 20th century.
Ernest Hemingway was also an accomplished Journalist and war Correspondent. He Produced most of his works between the mid 1920s and the mid 1950s. He was awarded the ' 1954 Nobel prize in literature. ' Many of his works are considered classics of ' American literature.'
' The Iceberg Theory :- '
The Iceberg theory also known as the theory of omission is a style of writing coined by American writer - Ernest Hemingway.
Alternatively Speaking, Ernest Hemingway's Iceberg theory is his Strategy of fiction writing in which most of the story is hidden, much like an iceberg underneath the ocean. The largest portion of an iceberg is Underwater and it subsequently the Strongest Part of the iceberg. In the same way, the strongest part of a Hemingway' s stories are hidden from the reader and if applicable revealed later.
Hemingway believed that the application of an iceberg theory created the perfect short story. The more details the writer strips away, the more powerful the story is.
So, we can say that the Iceberg theory relates to Ernest Hemingway and his style of writing.
' For whom the Bell Tolls ' :-
' For whom the Bell tolls ' is a novel written by American writer Ernest Hemingway. This novel Originally Published on 21st October in the year 1940.
It tells the story of Robert Jordan - a young American volunteer and Protagonist or we can say main hero of this novel, who was attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish civil war. As a dynamiter he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia.
This novel published just after the end of the Spanish civil war - ( 1936 - 1939 ). It is regarded as one of Hemingway's best Works. This novel graphically describes the brutality of the Spanish civil war and is told primarily through the thoughts and experiences of the Protagonist Robert Jordan.
It draws on Hemingway's own experiences in Spanish civil war as a reporter for the North American newspaper Alliance.
Question - 1 :- In what ways the use of the technique of Flashback Proved useful in ' For Whom the Bell tolls ' ?
Answer :- Ernest Hemingway used Flashbacks and Flashforward technique in this novel. Hemingway employed this technique to enhance thematic focus. If we talk about the characters of the novel - Pillar's stories of struggle and heroism make their mission all the more Piognant and Place it in an historical context. Robert Jordan 's flashback to a time when his ideals were not tempered by the reality of war highlight his growing sense of disillusionment. His dreams of a future with Maria in Madrid add a bittersweet touch to his Present Predicament and his final death scene in the end.
Moreover, Robert Jordan ruminates on the orders that had been given him by General Golz through a flashback. As a reader we also learns from Pilar about Pablo's past and the changes that have taken place in him. In addition it is through the narrative technique of Flashback that the reader learns about Robert Jordan 's father and Maria' s traumatic experiences.
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