Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls - Distant Homes and On-Site Environments - Lecture 17

Explore a thought-provoking lecture on Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as part of Yale University's "Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner" course. Delve into Professor Wai Chee Dimock's analysis of the contrast between "distant homes" and the Spanish Civil War's on-site environment in Robert Jordan's narrative. Examine the juxtaposition of Paris and Missouri with the guerillas' rooted communities, and uncover the ironic commentary on racial and ethnic conflicts through references to Moors in Spain and persecuted blacks in America. Investigate how Jordan attempts to recuperate the American Civil War as a temporally distant home within the context of European conflict. Through eight distinct chapters, gain insights into themes of home, displacement, racial tensions, and historical parallels in Hemingway's powerful novel.