Compare And Contrast The Quiet American And For Whom The Bell Tolls

During the Twentieth century, many Americans lived overseas in foreign countries. Many of the Americans living overseas were part of the war efforts that were happening in other countries. In the book, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, the main character Robert Jordan is in Spain during the Civil War to complete a mission that was given to him. He had to blow a bridge with the help of a guerilla group is there to guide and aid in anything he needs. There he meets his love interest, Maria, throughout the book we see our their relationship unfolds. In the second book, The Quiet American by Graham Greene, Thomas Fowler, a newspaper reporter, was remembering Pyle and how he met him. The book starts with Thomas remembering when Pyle was found dead and then it switches back and forth between the present and past. Pyle was an undercover CIA in Vietnam during the war. The two books have in common that an American is in a foreign country sent to do some specific task during war. As much as that have things

Robert Jordan is a very serious man who does not like to joke around. He would not like when Pilar would joke around with him. He is aware of the dangers of his job and is realist about the outcomes of blowing the bridge. He is careful about what he says and does because he doesn’t want to offend anyone. He knows he must be respectful because the guerilla was going to help him with the bridge. On the other hand, Pyle is called a quiet American by Thomas and the cop that was investigating his death. That meant that he had no idea oh how war really works. He was too naive to how terrible General The was and how he was on the wrong side of the war. He talked about politics but it seemed like he actually didn’t know much about them. He had this innocence that was not good to have during a time of war. Robert Jordan was serious and realistic while Pyle was naive and