Findley
Argumentative Essay After reading “The Wars” by author Timothy Findley, I have decided to read “Snapshots” by Gordon Pengilly, which is a short story, and a poem called “Guilt” by Leona Gom. ... The author of “The Wars” Timothy Findley, uses many tools to make the story feel true to the reader. Findley uses irony and symbolism as his main weapons to bring the reader to understand or feel a sense of truth in the story. ... Findley is demonstrating that regardless of how hard one tries to survive he or she is not infallible. Findley uses Harris’ scarf as a symbol when Robert takes the scarf after Harris dies. ... Findley uses irony and symbolism to bring the reader to the understanding of the truth in the story. ... Timothy Findley used symbolism and irony to help his readers understand or identify the message of truth that he displayed in his novel. ... Timothy Findley, Gordon Pengilly, and Leona Gom have used their writing abilities to deliver a message of truth in each of their stories.