Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan is the American dynamiter and Spanish Civil War volunteer who serves as the idealistic yet introspective protagonist of Ernest Hemingway’s novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → novel protagonist → |
| allegiance |
Republican side in the Spanish Civil War
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| appearsIn |
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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| causeOfDeath |
mortally wounded in battle
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| characterTrait |
courageous
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idealistic → introspective → self-sacrificing → |
| closeAssociate |
Pablo
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Pilar → |
| conflictContext |
Spanish Civil War
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| createdBy |
Ernest Hemingway
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| deathStatus |
dies at the end of the novel
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| educationBackground |
university instructor in Spanish before the war
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| familyName |
Jordan
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| firstAppearance |
novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
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| fullName |
Robert Jordan
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Robert
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| internalConflict |
struggle between political duty and personal love
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| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish → |
| literaryPeriod |
20th-century American literature
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| literarySignificance |
one of Ernest Hemingway’s most famous protagonists
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| literaryWorkAuthor |
Ernest Hemingway
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| loveInterest |
María
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| mission |
to blow up a strategic bridge
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person limited focused on Robert Jordan
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| nationality |
American
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| occupation |
dynamiter
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| role |
protagonist of "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
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volunteer fighter in the Spanish Civil War → |
| setting |
Guadarrama mountains, Spain
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| skill |
explosives handling
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fluency in Spanish → military tactics → |
| specialization |
demolitions
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| symbolicRole |
symbol of committed anti-fascist idealism
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| themeAssociation |
duty versus personal desire
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heroism and sacrifice → the cost of war → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pilar
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associatedWith |
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Robert Jordan
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fullName |
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María
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loveInterestOf |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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mainCharacter |