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
Premium Chemical element Life Water
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
Premium Horse KILL Bottle
in savage behavior that is normally forbidden in society. In 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
Premium Violence War Rape
Historiographic Metafiction in The Wars The writing of history has consistently been under heavy scrutiny‚ however it is justifiable. When someone reads a book of history they are never getting the honest-to-god truth. This is because along with the writing of history comes bias. Historiographic literature is a style of writing that is found in The Wars‚ it is a style the critiques or gives somewhat of a commentary on the writing of history. However the historiographic nature of this book is
Premium World War II United States War
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
Premium Literature Fiction Writing
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 newly joined war the‚ such as Robert
Premium World War I World War II Love
War for Privacy in a Public World 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
Premium Privacy World War I World War II
Historiographic metafiction is a term originally coined by literary theorist Linda Hutcheon. The term “historiographic metafiction” was coined by Linda Hutcheon in her essay “Beginning to Theorize the Postmodern” in 1987 and then further developed in her seminal study A Poetics of Postmodernism ( 1988 ) to describe “those well-known and popular novels which are both intensely self-reflexive and yet paradoxically also lay claim to historical events and personages.” According to Hutcheon‚ in "A Poetics
Premium Postmodernism Fiction History
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
Premium Family Mother Marriage
The Wars‚ 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
Premium All Quiet on the Western Front World War II Erich Maria Remarque