This essay examines the significance of the novel, Not Wanted on the Voyage, written by one of Canada's most respected and prolific writers, Timothy Findley (1984). This paper also explores the strengths of David Jefferess' analysis of Findley's "story" as embodied in his jo...

Timothy Findley was a Canadian novelist and playwright, who was one of Canada's most famous writers. He was born in 1930 Toronto and was raised in the Rosedale district. He self educated himself after grade 10, after which he pursued a career in the arts, studying dance and acting despite his p...

I understand that reading the back of Timothy Findley's novella, You went away, sounds like a trip down weepy-chick lane. However, a work which almost sounded too girly for me, turned out to be one of the most realistic portrayals of those attempting to deal with World War II in Canada. Readi...

The writers of Hamlet and The Wars, William Shakespeare and Timothy Findley respectively, transform their main characters from the expected war hero or powerful prince into that of an antihero. William Shakespeare presents Hamlet as a prince bent on revenge but unwilling to do it. Timothy Findley, ...

Othello vs. Robert Ross: The Wrong Path For kids, jobs are all based on money, fame or just being recognized. We all want to be the big man, the most popular or just well respected. We see people on television or read about them in books and sometimes we dream about being that person and thin...