![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Findley believes that a writer has a responsibility to speak out about what is wrong with society.” (National Library of Canada ) “In Timothy Findley's The Wars, one of the ways in which he conveys his feelings about the war is through the mention of songs, works of literature and various works of art. The book explores many of the obsessions that color all his writing: violence, loneliness, a concern for animal rights, and the survival of the individual in a world of madness. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle, Thomas Irving Findley, and on family photos, he wrote the novel in guise of a researcher trying to reconstruct the story of Robert Ross, a soldier of the Great War. The Wars by Timothy Findley: Pre-Writing Notes Secondary Sources “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Guy Quenneville Friday, January 17th, 2003 ![]()
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