... topic among many Hollywood movies. In real life this road to redemption is not as glamorous and fairytale-like as it is made out to be on the big screen. In the novel The Wars, the author, Timothy Findley develops the idea that an individual such as Robert Ross, who is guilt-ridden, attempts to atone for his past through his present actions. He shows this through Robert ... , he sees a chance to redeem his past mistake. With so much loss and tragedy on the battlefields, Robert presumes that if he saves a life in the war that it will help him relieve the guilt he feels. The way he achieve...

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... corruption and hatred, while innocence 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 ... was surrounded by peace without any conflict. Mrs. Ross defines conflict, or in Robert's case the war. At home his mother's drinking was the only problem Robert ...

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... relationship to a person because. Family relationship would affect the growth and the future of a person. It is a good experience that helps the youth to develop a human relationship and skills for joining the society. Therefore, in the following paragraph, we are going to discuss how the family relationship affects a person and we will use some reference from the novel, The Wars, by Timothy Findley. In the family, father always plays an important role in ... it. The reason that he is so important is because he has ... ...

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The Wars by author Timothy Findley portrays the cruel and perverse nature of war. Situated upon the First World War, Findley exemplifies his feelings by developing the idea that war, in and of itself, is meaningless, unjustified, and irrational. However, as the plural in the title suggests, the story is more than a historical reenactment of the First World War. A pacifist message is contained within the story about three different wars ... . Vividly shown, we are able to see the ... struggle leads us to the third war, the war against obedience, which significantly reappears throughout the nove...

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