![]() ![]() This idea is developed almost into a full moral system, where instead of sinners and saints we have the brave and the cowardly. This is a novel about courage-not just grace under pressure, but grace in the face of mortal peril. My professor’s remark came back to me, with full force, as I read For Whom the Bell Tolls. After all, aren’t there many other important qualities for a person to have? What about intelligence, education, kindness, wit? ![]() ![]() But I do remember the teacher explaining that, for Hemingway, “the most important thing is grace under pressure.” At the time it struck me as very odd that this would be so important to someone. ![]() And along with (I presume) a good percentage of those millions, I did not finish reading it in time for the exam. There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find out when the time comes.Īlong with millions of Americans, I was assigned to read The Sun Also Rises in high school English class. In the Heat: Elche… on Alicante & the Island of…Ģ023: New Year… on In the Heat: Elche & …Īlicante & the I… on Summertime in Andalucía: Jerez…įor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Jaca: A Slightly Uns… on A Highly Unsuccessful Jou… ![]()
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