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how has Timothy Findley conveyed deeper truths through out the novel by telling lies?

Jamie To answer your question, one cannot LIE in a fictional novel loosly based and inspired on a story from the bible which most consider to be not only fi…moreTo answer your question, one cannot LIE in a fictional novel loosly based and inspired on a story from the bible which most consider to be not only fiction, but fairy tales.(less)

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well, I guess the ending is showing that the voyage is on the inner and never ends. the parts we play may change, the settings may change, but the voyage goes on and on. Is it saying there is no God, other than what man imagines him to be? this is a very ingenious and disturbing book. it has me really thinking. I would love to converse with others.

J.S. I wish you'd been in my Book Club when we discussed this book. I, too, thought it was more about the internal voyage than the external one. I also tho…moreI wish you'd been in my Book Club when we discussed this book. I, too, thought it was more about the internal voyage than the external one. I also thought that the existence of God was a moot point, in the end (is this why he's portrayed as, basically, ineffectual?).(less)

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