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The Wars by Timothy Findley

Both Sassoon and Findley's characters start off as joyful men who overtime can no longer stand the torture and agony that they face every day; which is what leads to their suicides that were committed in the same way. Distinctively, Rodwell cannot face watching animals get hurt while the soldier in Sassoon's poem cannot stand the immediate conditions at war. Both these men know that by taking their own lives, they will be free of the suffering and pain that they feel.
             Generally the first thought of war is believed that the soldiers are the ones suffering, it is forgotten that their families at home are struggling greatly as well. In The Wars, Roberts mother, Mrs. Ross does not react well to Robert leaving for war. " I know what you want to do. I know that you're going to go away and be a soldier. Well - you can go to hell. I'm not responsible. I'm just another stranger. Birth I can give you - but life I cannot. I can't keep anyone alive. Not any more," (Findley 28). The pessimistic tone of Mrs. Ross' monologue can be attributed to the fact that Rowena has just passed away and Robert is escaping his feelings by going off to war. Mrs. Ross does not approve of Roberts decision and responds to it in a form of denial. Mrs. Ross cares about Robert very much and therefor she uses vulgar language as a defense mechanism because she cannot bare the thought of him leaving. Mrs. Ross' poor management and control of her anger occurs several times throughout the novel and each instance is directly linked to Roberts's decision to enlist in the war. Robert and Mrs. Ross' relationship reaches its climax when Robert is reported missing which leads to her become hysterical. "A final agonizing cry," (Findley 179). Mrs. Ross claims emotional blindness after this incident because she can no longer face elements of her life without her son. The psychological impact on Mrs. Ross that derives from Robert enlisting in the war is not limited to the way she thinks and feels but it also takes a physical toll on her to a point where she starts going blind.


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