Rifles and Broad Shoulders: For Whom the Bell Tolls and Hemingway's Shifting Perspective on Gender

Journal article

Richard Reisinger

South Atlantic Review, Vol.88(1), pp.18-31

2023

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Title: Rifles and Broad Shoulders: For Whom the Bell Tolls and Hemingway's Shifting Perspective on Gender
Author/Creator: Richard Reisinger
Publication Details: South Atlantic Review, Vol.88(1), pp.18-31
Annotation: In a study of "traditional" gender roles as found in Hemingway's fiction, Reisinger suggests that For Whom the Bell Tolls serves as a transitional work that has not yet been examined enough for how its main characters, especially Robert Jordan and Pilar, both align with and subvert typical masculine and feminine behaviors and identities. While considering various critical interpretations, the author concludes, for example, that "Pilar can be seen as an extension of Hemingway's willingness to transgress traditional gender norms in an effort to adhere to Modernist tendencies."
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015213298303691