stones vs. wars

truggles By: alfred E-mail: superpiperguy@hotmail.com The Struggles in Life Everyone is faced with struggles in life, whether physical or emotional. These struggles inevitably shape an individual’s personality and outlook on life. Timothy Findley’s novels, The Wars and Stones, suggest that the consequences of struggles in life result in a journey of self- discovery. War exists in the character’s physical and psychological accounts of the horror of life. In the novel …

…psychological change in Robert and Minna can be attributed to their physical encounters of the war in life. Robert and Minna both change their view on life because of their struggles. Furthermore, these two worlds lead Robert and Minna to acknowledge the importance of life. Thu! s, in the novels The Wars and Stones, Findley has demonstrated that the war does have an effect on the individual, leading to a journey of self-discovery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**