Timothy Findley's novel The Wars published in 1977 portrays Robert Ross as a Canadian soldier fighting an internal war of self-condemnation after the death of his sister Rowena Death and the film All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Delbert Mann (1979) based on the novel of the same name written by Erich Maria Remarque depicts the dark reality of war experienced by soldiers in the war zone fighting to survive. Paul Baumer, the main character of the film, leaves together with his school friends for the front immediately after the start of the war, to fight for the honor of his homeland. These young adults were convinced to go to war by their teacher in the name of the glory of their country and German culture without realizing the terrible war. In this regard both sources are war dramas, one starting with the struggle against guilt and pain and the other with the concept of pride and honor leading them to war, ultimately breaking all notions and ending with the death. The Wars and All Quiet on the Western Front highlight the destructiveness of war on humanity, innocence, mental and physical health and give a powerful visualization of the terrible living conditions of soldiers at war. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The transformation of the characters could be seen in both sources as they go to war. Robert Ross is presented as a sensitive and caring person who is enriched with morals and values, loves animals and considers war to be crazy. “He's old enough to go to war. He didn't leave. He doubts the validity of all this martialization of men but the doubt is unexpressed." This sentence in itself says that if Rowena had not died then Robert would never have gone to war. But after the death of his sister, for which he holds himself responsible, he thought of the war as an escape route and joined the army. He was so shy that he couldn't even kill the rabbits that were requested of him after his sister's death. He can't see himself as a killer or who could ever shoot someone, so he searches for a role model who can teach him this skill. In the end, the war itself proved to be a teacher and Robert ended up killing the German soldier in his defense and a horse to free him from the misery of pain. The killing of the horse was accompanied by these thoughts: “Somewhere later, someone in the adjutant's office would write all this down in a book. 'Lieutenant Ross did this, that and the other'... "God Save the King". Likewise, Paul Baumer and his six classmates were soulful adults with numerous dreams before the war. The war dried up all their dreams, all they could see was death. The film's transition from one event to the next shows them turning into cold-hearted soldiers whose only motive is to survive for the sake of the opposition's life. Like Robert, Paul kills a French soldier in the act of protecting himself. Which she regrets when she sees him die and says “I didn't want to kill you… I only saw your rifle, your bayonet, the grenades. If we threw all this away, we could be brothers. We both have father, mother; both suffer the same fear and pain. Forgive me comrade." The analysis of the above events illustrates how effective war is in changing someone, the characters are infested with brutality due to war. The war also had a great impact on the physical and mental health of the soldiers, which led them to make poor decisions or involve them in some inappropriate act. Timothy.