The novel The Wars by Timothy Findley is set in during the First World War. Findley takes an interesting approach in the telling of the story. A man that is researching the life of the main character Robert Ross tells the story. He does so by using pictures, transcripts of interviews, diaries, court marshal papers, and his own imagination. Findley uses not only this man’s voice to tell the story of Robert Ross; he …showed first 75 words of 1613 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1613 total…connects all living creatures explains the close relationship between humans and animals in this novel. Findley successfully uses animal symbolism in The Wars as a powerful method of revealing important aspects of personality in the main character. He weaves the characteristics of Robert and those of the animals together throughout the story. The symbolism and character development of Robert Ross help to show that human nature and animal nature are actually quite similar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**