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Moreover, Jordan has never been in love before meeting the guerilla Maria, whom he falls for, and as a result, he is out of touch with his own emotions, though Maria helps him to understand the value of empathy, love, and connection, and to heal from his past trauma. In public, Jordan is calm, logical, and focused, though his inner monologues reveal a combination of rage, confusion, and guilt over his own involvement in violent, brutal behavior. Nonetheless, unlike Pablo, who frequently leaves the camp and his guerilla group behind, Jordan never abandons the fight, and he remains devoted to the Republicans’ military offensives. Jordan supports the leftist cause-in opposition to the fascist right-but he is not completely convinced that the Republicans are morally superior to the fascists, nor that he has made the right choice by offering them his services as a volunteer.

As a younger man, Jordan discarded the gun in a lake near his home, and though he has never openly discussed his feelings about his father’s death, he does feel that his father was a coward. Jordan comes from a troubled home: his father committed suicide with a gun belonging to his grandfather, a Civil War veteran. Trained in explosives detonation, Jordan takes pride in his work as a soldier, though he feels conflicted about his own support for the Republican cause and uncertain about his future after the war.

Robert Jordan is a Spanish professor from Montana and a volunteer for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.