written by Timothy Findley‚ is a story about World War I‚ and consists of many shocking images passed over to the reader. Findley accomplishes to pull the reader into the narrative itself‚ so that the reader manages to feel an impact upon him/her-self about what is read. If it was not for this specific skill‚ or can also be seen as a specific genre‚ the novel would not have been as successful as it is now. Also‚ something that helps the book be so triumphant‚ there is the fact that Findley never overwhelms
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The Use of Animal Imagery in The Wars Timothy Findley’s The Wars describes the history of Robert Ross‚ a Second Lieutenant in the Canadian Army‚ during World War 1. The story of Robert Ross is a candid recollection of a young man coming of age in the midst of horror and confusion associated with the "war to end all wars". Presented in the form of an archivist trying to piece together the past from pictures and letters‚ the narrative account is full of rich imagery and deep meaning. The abundant
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In the story "War" by Timothy Findley‚ it is evident to the reader that the title is not actually talking about the war that is in the story but is talking about a different type of war. In the story the reader learns that the war that is being referred to is the war between Neil and his father. Neil is going though a tough time because his father is joining the army and this is hard for him to understand. Throughout the story the reader is trying to find out what the title really mean and it becomes
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believe to know what is best for children‚ but adults make the mistake of mistrusting‚ they make the children start to feel inferior and they start to have feelings of anger‚ sadness‚ and pity themselves. In the short story “war” by Timothy Findley‚ the main character goes through numerous of feelings that were a product of his father mistrust and his own understanding of war.
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novel‚ The Piano Man’s Daughter deals this idea of learning from past mistakes‚ and the author Timothy Findley does expands this idea further to the possibility of inheriting the same mistake to the next generation. The Piano
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***** *** ENG *** Mrs. ***** June 12‚ 2013 The Importance of a Father in a Family In literature‚ authors emphasize the importance of family members. In The Piano Man’s Daughter written by Timothy Findley‚ the role of a father in a family is important. For example‚ Charlie Kilsworth does not figure out who his father is until long after his mother‚ Lily Kilsworth‚ dies. During his childhood‚ Lily does not tell Charlie who his father is. As a result of such action‚ Charlie refuses to have children
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innocence‚ which was a huge factor that affected him where his sister‚ Rowena Ross was born with a deadly disease called hydrocephalus‚ in which fluids accumulates in the brain‚ enlarging the head and potentially causing brain damage especially to younger children. This results in Rowena passing way when she falls out of her wheelchair‚ where Robert was told to watch her‚ but was instead‚ “making love to his pillow” (Findley 15). This results in Robert wanting to enlist to war to escape from the pain
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way‚ shape‚ or form‚ are based on what the decision maker believes to be true or morally right. Timothy Findley displays the abovementioned opinion-based judgments in the novel The Wars. From the background behind the novel‚ to the ending scene of the main character being burned to the ground in a flaming barn‚ many choices are made. Whether large and important or small and insignificant‚ Mr. Findley asks us as readers and as humans to look into ourselves to uncover the reasoning behind the choices
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Character Analysis – Ross * What does your character want in the scene? In act 4 scene 2 of Macbeth‚ Ross’ goal is to calm Lady Macbeth down after telling her about the departure of Macduff‚ her husband. This can be seen from things that he does in the scene. The scene begins with Ross speaking to Lady Macduff while she is stressing out about Macduff’s departure to England. Lady Macduff feels betrayed and furious because she thinks that Macduff abandoned her and their children. Ross tries to
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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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