... vision of obliteration struck him like a bomb. The women laughed. The music played. The horses whinnied softly in the dark. The candle guttered out. Robert heard a long white noise. Oblivion. He slept with his fist in its place and the cold, wet blooming of four hundred thousand possibilities - of all ... only saw each other as dots. Men were killing without thought or feeling about whom they are killing. (201) This presents the theme of Robert attempting to keep his insanity in a chaotic and mad world. The death of Devlin and Captain Leather reinforces the insanity in a chaotic and mad...

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• Grade Level: High School

... active in the reading of his novel. He does this by giving the reader the role of the researcher who must gather information on the main character, Robert Ross. He addresses the researcher as "You", which is a way for Findley to directly speak to his reader. The reason Findley uses this unique style ... the novel might serve to teach the reader about World War I, the novel is not about World War I. The novel is simply about the story of Robert Ross. This character and his story take place in World War I, but it is still the character's story that is the fundamental element of the novel. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Because of this, the war of technology against nature is described. Another war, not as obvious as the first, is the inner struggle of main character Robert Ross to become a natural person and cope with all the changes his life as a soldier has created within him. This inner struggle leads us to the ... way of being by the use of war machinery. A shift in the novel focuses the reader's attention on the second metaphoric war, the struggle within Robert. Robert is a solitary man in the process of self discovery. He uses his participation in the war as a crutch, to escape his difficult past...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . I would have to say its because it spawned so many discussions between my fiancee' and I. My fiancee' knows the story about Robert Johnson more than myself. I found this very helpful in understanding what was happening to Coyote Springs and Robert Johnson. Sherman finally let us into his story, and the story about the guitar. I felt that he should have included this somewhat ... , her true origin, age, or even if she truly was one with god, his right hand women. I enjoyed the fact that Sherman included that part about her teaching Elvis, Diana Ross, and Chuck Berry, and that you cen her...

• Word Count: 537
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School