María

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María is a key character in Ernest Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls," known as a young Spanish woman and love interest of the protagonist amid the Spanish Civil War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
alignment Republican side
appearsIn For Whom the Bell Tolls
appearsInMedium novel
associatedWithEvent Spanish Civil War
basedOn composite of women Hemingway encountered in Spain (speculated)
closeTo Pilar
createdBy Ernest Hemingway
familyBackground Republican sympathizer family
fictionalUniverse For Whom the Bell Tolls universe
firstAppearance novel For Whom the Bell Tolls
gender female
hasHairColor shaved head (growing out) at time of meeting Robert Jordan
languageOfFictionalUniverse Spanish
literaryGenre war novel
loveInterestOf Robert Jordan
memberOf Pablo’s guerrilla group
narrativeFunction symbol of personal love amid war
nationality Spanish
rescuedBy Pablo’s guerrilla band
residesIn Guerrilla camp in the mountains
roleInWork love interest of Robert Jordan
setInCountry Spain
speaksLanguage Spanish
themeAssociation healing
love
sacrifice
trauma
timePeriod Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
trauma imprisoned and raped by Falangists


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