This comparison essay is to compare and contrast between the major families in Timothy Findley's The Wars, the two families being that of the Rosses and that of the d'Orseys. The facts have been divided up into three separate categories. The first being `Adult Relationships' this pertaining to the parents and other outsiders that maybe considered apart of the family. The second: `Children Relationships' this is obviously the relationship the Ross or d'Orsey family's siblings got along. Then finally the third being: `Family Relations' this involves the parent child relationships and such. The purpose for this essay is to gauge how alike or dislike the two families is.

The `Adult Relationships' mainly consist of two separate areas. One: the mother and father relationship; and two: the parent and the `third wheel'. Both families have a third wheel adult. Mrs. Rosses friend Miss. Davenport and the Marquise's mistress Mrs...