short story‚ ʺWar‚ʺ by Timothy Findley. The young boy‚ Neil Cable‚ narrates the day he found out his father had joined the army. He speaks of his actions‚ feelings‚ and confusion surrounding that day. At first glance‚ his actions are all too often misinterpreted as violence and hatred‚ but after careful consideration‚ one can see that they are merely his way of dealing with the troubling news. He has not experienced enough in his lifetime to have a true understanding of war‚ and acts upon what he
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“Masculinity has been taken to the extreme. And taken to the extreme it creates anxiety‚ homicide‚ rape‚ war and suicide”(Farrell 142) Warren Farrell‚ a founder of the men’s pro-feminist movement‚ goes into further explanation of how hyper-masculinity has a negative result on the people who admire its throne like appearance. The very popular Gangster-rap genre of present day media possesses an abundant amount of promotion to the display of extreme masculinity by encouraging criminal actions such
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The significance of the rape scene in Timothy Findley’s The Wars Ryan Moore Robert Ross‚ the protagonist of Timothy Findley’s novel The Wars undergoes a disturbing violation when his fellow soldiers rape him; this is a significant turning point for Robert’s character and a section of the book Findley uses to address many themes. Throughout the book we witness Robert maturing and experiencing many hardships that will help create the man he becomes. The most significant
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2014 Findley’s Hope for Humanity In his book “The Wars”‚ author Timothy Findley presents several ways in which human beings commit atrocities against one another. Findley purposely documents these merciless incidents to symbolize the dark impulses and mistakes all human beings are capable of making. However‚ Findley also makes note of the good nature that lies within human beings. Despite his awareness of the sinister side to human beings‚ Findley demonstrates his underlying hope for mankind by cataloging
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“The Wars can be interpreted as exploring the modern conflict between nature and technology.” The Conflict of Nature and Technology The wars is a story about Roberts life primary in the Great War‚ or WWI‚ throughout the story there are many elements of nature and technology that are introduced to the story‚ often in which‚ the two collide. Timothy Findley uses the Elements of Nature (Air‚ Water‚ Earth and Fire) and shows them in two different perspectives‚ sometimes harmful‚ sometimes helpful
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Masculinity and World War II The image of Man has changed throughout time. Dominant constructions of masculinity‚ which are basically attempts to stabilize gender identity‚ are developed within the dynamics of shifting cultures and societies. The male stereotype‚ which is still prevails nowadays‚ started rising at the end of eighteenth – beginning nineteenth century in Europe with a great concentration on the male’s body. The stereotype made the world look at man more like a type rather than an
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the themes of gender‚ militarism‚ violence and war.
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Timothy Findley’s book The Wars is one that has many reviews based upon the methods he uses to convey world war one from various different viewpoints. For instance‚ Margaret Atwood reviews and writes about Findley’s novel in a chapter of her book “Second Words”. In this chapter she presents three reasons why The Wars is a big narrative occasion. Atwood approaches the novel with three arguments first‚ the importance of the publication. The second point she makes is how the novel is being critic in
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Main focus of this essay is to determine that hegemonic masculinity is basically like traits associated with being a man so like being violent‚ strong dominating women‚ being sexually experienced‚ which the topic of this specific essay. Gender activists and many others who tried to change men’s behaviour and relations with women‚ have mobilised hegemonic masculinity. An example of The Macho Factory (Machofabroken) is given to explain practical challenges of utilising masculinity and gender theory
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The rise of Hegemonic masculinity as a concept in social and gender studies has been widely criticised by psychologists because many believe there is a singular view to masculinity‚ while Connell believes there are several views to masculinity. This essay will define Connell’s concept of Hegemonic masculinity and explain Connell’s ideas in relation to gender violence in society. Also‚ with the use of two theoretical approaches namely; the Psycho-Discursive or Social Constructionist and the Feminist
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