The Wars written by Timothy Findley shares a great relationship with many of the ideas surrounding postmodern society, thus implementing many of the era's most important ideas regarding politics and social norms in the plot of the story itself. Findley successfully describes the novel's plot as set in the early 1900s; a time when the Western world was emerging from an industrial revolution, bringing radically alien ideas to world politics, including the materialization of Marxist political theory. The seemingly negative reception of Marxist theory has denied it its right as a valid political vision. One thing that cannot be denied is that most of the theory's core ideas very accurately describe human society and basic nature, which Findley explores in depth. Ideologies of power, class and struggle are key factors in Marxism. These are the ideas that usually dictate the law; many of the actions we take as people and in the journeys we encounter in our lives. “Marxism attempts to reveal the ways in which our socioeconomic system is the ultimate source of our experience” (Tyson 277). The protagonist of The Wars, Robert Ross, is an example of this experience. He is a young man from an elite family who encounters these ideologies on his journey. Robert Ross's archetypal journey in The Wars contains many elements of the political theory of Marxism, shown through the class system, the distinction between oppressors and oppressed, and the revolutionary actions that occur. Robert Ross is introduced to characters with different perspectives on the world, based on their social and economic backgrounds. The soldiers around Robert Ross differ greatly,...... middle of paper......irreversible events emerging from a mini revolution in the war lead Ross into his transition as a true hero. Inevitably on his metaphor shift to heroism, Robert has many turning points in relation to Marxism that change his view of the world and the war around him such as the division of classes, the oppressors and the oppressed and the mini revolutions that take place in a struggle for power. Findley presents the reader with a story that challenges the conceptions and truths that humans believe about human nature. Through Robert's storyline, Findley begins to convey the message that life continues and as human beings the only truth is that we are becoming. This is seen similarly in Marxism as it believes that the cycle is ongoing but that society is slowly and surely becoming. In a way, Robert's journey itself is a reflection of society and the path it continues to take.