Who Is Robert Ross Sympatheticly In The Novel
How Findlay uses different narratives to present Robert Ross sympathetically in the novel:
• Marion Turner- she could look down on him for his mutiny, however she describes him as a hero- his action was in fact was brave and he acted to according to him what was right- tried to assert life in the face of death. Pg 12/13
“I guess you saw them all as beautiful because you couldn’t see them as broken…” – theme of how delicate life is
End of novel- Marion describes the circumstances and when Robert Ross’ body has been brought to her bottom pg.193 She wanted to help him die- she thinks the wounds are so bad so much pain the best thing she could offer him death.
“No not yet”- essence of life- choosing life no matter how bad it seems to be- sums up Robert Ross …show more content…
Robert looks for a model someone who could teach him as an example to kill- Tafler
• Robert’s hero before the war was Tom Longboat- won the Boston Marathon, Professional World Champion Marathon Runner (Canadian!)- Why narrator chooses Tom Longboat as a hero- shows the war from a Canadian point of view, with all the Canadian battles, Robert Ross, Canadian hero Tom Longboat- Longboat represents someone who uses his body/trains his body- pushes himself to get the most out of his body- presents the human body and what it can accomplish/potential-the body put to use for good- Robert chooses to run because Rowena cannot- through her inability to run he exerts life/hope by running for Rowena.
• - Robert after the fire- Barbara pays Robert one last visit- dies not quite 26 years old
• Photographs at the end of the novel- One with Robert Ross and Julia one year before his death Julia looking up at Robert saying something, he is holding her hand and smiling- Parallel to Robert and Rowena- even though Robert appears broken he can still be loved, love/life over
• Marion Turner- she could look down on him for his mutiny, however she describes him as a hero- his action was in fact was brave and he acted to according to him what was right- tried to assert life in the face of death. Pg 12/13
“I guess you saw them all as beautiful because you couldn’t see them as broken…” – theme of how delicate life is
End of novel- Marion describes the circumstances and when Robert Ross’ body has been brought to her bottom pg.193 She wanted to help him die- she thinks the wounds are so bad so much pain the best thing she could offer him death.
“No not yet”- essence of life- choosing life no matter how bad it seems to be- sums up Robert Ross …show more content…
Robert looks for a model someone who could teach him as an example to kill- Tafler
• Robert’s hero before the war was Tom Longboat- won the Boston Marathon, Professional World Champion Marathon Runner (Canadian!)- Why narrator chooses Tom Longboat as a hero- shows the war from a Canadian point of view, with all the Canadian battles, Robert Ross, Canadian hero Tom Longboat- Longboat represents someone who uses his body/trains his body- pushes himself to get the most out of his body- presents the human body and what it can accomplish/potential-the body put to use for good- Robert chooses to run because Rowena cannot- through her inability to run he exerts life/hope by running for Rowena.
• - Robert after the fire- Barbara pays Robert one last visit- dies not quite 26 years old
• Photographs at the end of the novel- One with Robert Ross and Julia one year before his death Julia looking up at Robert saying something, he is holding her hand and smiling- Parallel to Robert and Rowena- even though Robert appears broken he can still be loved, love/life over