Individuals coming from all walks of life and different times of the world experience life in their own way. Most individuals will experience an event or something traumatic in their lives that will mature them through knowledge about the world, other people, and what they would like to achieve for themselves. The novel, The Wars by Timothy Findley, is a story of the many characters and their journey though the war. Findley expresses the physical and emotional aspects of war through these characters and how it changes their perspective on life. Through the journey of the war and its traumatizing events, innocence to experience is displayed through Robert Ross, Mrs. Ross and Juliet D’Orsey. To begin, Robert Ross, the now brave soldier, starts
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Juliet irrationally takes the opportunity to arrange a mass for the death of Robert Ross saying, “The poor dreaded man would never have forgiven me, of course, - but you have to understand what it means to be able to order a Mass and I knew I’d never have the opportunity again” (Findley 141).Juliet takes this opportunity to organize a mass as a celebration. She does not understand that a Mass is not something that is supposed to be fun and extravagant but it is something that it meant to pay respects to the person that is no longer living. Seeing as how she put almost all her effort into making the aesthetic appeal of the mass the first priority rather than the actual service, this demonstrates Juliet’s innocence to the surrounding life in war. As Juliet begins to age into an adult, she realizes how nosy and inappropriate she can be. She states that, “I’ve blundered into everything I know. I’ve blundered into rooms and I’ve blundered into danger and I’ve blundered into other people’s lives” (Findley 154). Juliet is now growing up and realizes that some things she does has consequences. Interfering in people’s lives is wrong but for Juliet, from a different perspective, it gives her the experience she needs as a young adult. Juliet usually relies on herself for growing up as her mother does not give her the proper …show more content…
Regardless of how they go through the war, they all change from innocence to experience. Timothy Findley, the author of this novel, demonstrates the trials and tribulations of war and how it can affect individuals. In conclusion, going through any war can be traumatizing to the human mind, but it can also make someone mature from innocence to
Juliet irrationally takes the opportunity to arrange a mass for the death of Robert Ross saying, “The poor dreaded man would never have forgiven me, of course, - but you have to understand what it means to be able to order a Mass and I knew I’d never have the opportunity again” (Findley 141).Juliet takes this opportunity to organize a mass as a celebration. She does not understand that a Mass is not something that is supposed to be fun and extravagant but it is something that it meant to pay respects to the person that is no longer living. Seeing as how she put almost all her effort into making the aesthetic appeal of the mass the first priority rather than the actual service, this demonstrates Juliet’s innocence to the surrounding life in war. As Juliet begins to age into an adult, she realizes how nosy and inappropriate she can be. She states that, “I’ve blundered into everything I know. I’ve blundered into rooms and I’ve blundered into danger and I’ve blundered into other people’s lives” (Findley 154). Juliet is now growing up and realizes that some things she does has consequences. Interfering in people’s lives is wrong but for Juliet, from a different perspective, it gives her the experience she needs as a young adult. Juliet usually relies on herself for growing up as her mother does not give her the proper …show more content…
Regardless of how they go through the war, they all change from innocence to experience. Timothy Findley, the author of this novel, demonstrates the trials and tribulations of war and how it can affect individuals. In conclusion, going through any war can be traumatizing to the human mind, but it can also make someone mature from innocence to