Watch the film version of For Whom the Bell Tolls. Do you think the film is dated? What scenes would you update for today's audience?

Compare the portrait of war in A Farewell to Arms to that of For Whom the Bell Tolls. How are they simliar? What differences do you see? Which resonates the most for you as the reader, and why?

Research the Loyalist sympathizers during the Spanish Civil War. Do Hemingway's guerrilla bands in For Whom the Bell Tolls represent an accurate portrayal of the Loyalist faction during this war? Explain your answer.

Some critics find the relationship between Jordan and Maria to be overly romantic and unrealistic. Support or refute this conclusion.