War
The Wars The Wars, written by Timothy Findley, is based on World War One, a chaotic era. ... Throughout The War, Findley uses the interaction between animals and Robert Ross to describe the earlier Robert, then his transformation during the war, and finally his ultimate attempts to recognize himself as part of nature. ... On the other hand, the war depicts the evil socialized world, where people are trained for obeying authorities and seeking destruction. ... Moreover, later on, Peggy, a soldier who symbolizes the war, comes to kill the rabbits and Robert tries to defend them. ... In this quote, the rabbits again evoke nature as well as the early Robert’s innate state of mind, which is sinless and untainted by the war values, which are violence and destruction. However, the fact that he can’t keep alive the rabbits foretell that he will eventually be transformed by the war, for Peggy, characterizing the war values, is going to kill the rabbits, representing Robert’s innocence and purity. Second of all, horses are frequently used to show Robert’s transformation during the war. ... The war just slowly trained him into a killer against his principle of being close to nature, his primitive side. ... Indeed, the gun he used is a symbol of technology and it helps the war to train Robert because actually, without its presence, Robert cannot kill. ... Therefore, the nature try to kill him with the five elements in order to take revenge because Robert is now allied with those people who turns the rich landscape in dirty mud throughout the war. ... However, this moment won’t last forever, for we know already that he is corrupted by the war.