... and purity is rejected. In Timothy Findley's "The Wars" Robert was ignorant to the reality and hatred of the world. The war opened his eyes and intern corrupted him, ironically helping him fit better into society. Robert Ross was born into a rich family, in a great big house with a white picket fence. The reason for Robert's innocence was perhaps his seemingly ideal surroundings. Maybe the ... fact that everything was provided for Robert caused him to become dependant on the image of an ideal world, the thought that ... juice and paper, torn beyond recognition." p-28. This quotation is...

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... 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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