The Wars Lesson Plan

The description of the mud and fog as Robert nears the battlefield features some of Findley's most striking imagery. What descriptions stand out most to you? Why does the narration focus so much on the confusion caused by the mud and the fog?

Students should point out the way the mud and the fog increase confusion. Robert and his men cannot make sense of the world around them, and that has deadly results. As they describe the most striking images, students should also point out how this idea of a dangerous world advances the novel's themes about nature and its dangers, even outside of war.

In Part Two, we meet Rodwell, another animal lover. Compare and contrast the two...