Guy Quenneville Friday‚ January 17th‚ 2003 The Wars by Timothy Findley: Pre-Writing Notes Secondary Sources “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote the novel in guise of a researcher trying to reconstruct the story of Robert Ross‚ a soldier of the Great War. The book explores many of the obsessions that color all his writing: violence‚ loneliness‚ a concern for animal
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The Wars: Parallels & Contrasts Correspondence Animals‚ as most children learn in their childhood‚ can be a man’s best friend. Robert Ross‚ however‚ experiences a much closer relationship to animals than most people through out The Wars by Timothy Findley. We get some very solid emotions emanating from Robert when he’s on the ship and has to kill the horse. Pure fear courses through out both Robert and the horse and jumps out at the reader while reading through the scene. Robert and the
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Many novels have been written about the great wars‚ but few are as absorbing‚ captivating and still capable of showing all the horrors of the battle as Timothy Findley’s "The Wars"1. After reading the novel‚ critics and readers have been quick to point out the vast examples of symbolism shown throughout the novel. Even the author himself commented at the vast examples of symbolism throughout the novel‚ "Everything in that book has a life of its own. It’s a carrier too -- all the objects are carriers
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The Wars by Timothy Findley‚ however‚ soldiers act in violent ways even when they are not actively engaged in battle. The inherently savage nature of humankind is evident when Robert Ross kills the German soldier after the gas attack‚ when Robert is raped in the baths‚ and when Robert kills Captain Leather. These violent events that occur outside the direct action of the war demonstrate the evil inherent in humankind. The innate violence of humankind is illustrated when Robert Ross kills the German
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The relationships that Robert Ross encounters are significant because they contribute to personal growth and individuality. Timothy Findley’s “The Wars” depicts the protagonist sexuality through conflicts and carries out the plot by reflecting upon Roberts continuous mysterious relationships. His relationships between Ella‚ Captain Taffler and Harris are significant factors influencing Roberts’s attraction towards men and women. These relationships enable him to evolve from a sensitive 19-year-old
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The Wars by Timothy Findley is at first initially thought‚ a book about World War I but the pluralized title suggests that it is much more than that. With a closer look it becomes easier to recognize how structurally complex this novel is as it concerns itself around a number of ‘wars’. First‚ there is the raging war World War I‚ as well as domestic disputes within the Ross and d’Orsey families while the war rages‚ although there is still the internal struggle in which most characters face‚ most notably
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Raymond Le Mrs. Reid ENG4U0 26 November 2016 The Wars Humanity are the human beings collectively‚ it is also a term for the characteristics of being human like affection and sympathy. In the novel‚ The Wars by Timothy Findley‚ it is evident that through war‚ participants are robbed of their humanity when they murder‚ rape or experience the loss of a loved one. The character‚ Robert Ross‚ sets out for war after suffering guilt over the accidental death of his sister‚ Rowena Ross. Many soldiers who
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shun these topics‚ it seems to me‚ and rightly so. It takes considerable nerve‚ therefore‚ to do what Timothy Findley has done [in The Wars]—to write a novel squarely about the unspeakable reality of the 1914–18 war in order to make that reality even more unspeakably real. Having read it‚ we’re meant to put his book down angered and disgusted once again by the sheer
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The novel by Timothy Findley called “The Wars” follows 19 year old Robert Ross as he spirals down a path of the rages and confusions of World War 1. Robert commits many violent and immoral acts. He is rude and aggressive throughout the book‚ and murders follow soldiers. Even with these character flaws‚ the reader still feels empathetic towards Robert. The reader is able to relate to him and understand the reasons for his actions. The author shows the inner battles going on in Roberts head while he’s
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Author Timothy Findley Timothy Findley is a native of Toronto‚ Ontario. He was born in 1930 and grew up in the Rosedale district of Toronto. Growing up‚ Timothy Findley knew that he wanted to be an artist of some form. He studied dance and later acting‚ which had more success. While acting‚ he met one of his current life long friends; actress Ruth Gordon. Gordon convinced Findley that writing was his real talent and that he should pursue it further with more concentration. So findley gave
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