Separate Peace Reflection
Prompt #5:
In A Separate Peace, the seasons show a correspondence with the plot as it progresses. The concurrent advancement of the time of the year and plot help to establish both action and character by dividing the story into two consecutive arcs and showcasing the consequences of the characters’ actions. The climax of the novel is Phineas (Finny) falling from the Suicide Tree, this not only marks the second part of the novel, but also the changing of the sessions from the Summer to the Winter. The first part of A Separate Peace takes place during the summertime and symbolizes a time of peace, innocence, and purity. During winter, the second part of the story takes place and is shown, by the arrival of Brinker and the absence of Finny, to be cold, dark, and serious. The changing …show more content…
After Gene pushes Finny from the tree, winter proceeds to parallel with the absence of Finny and showing the similar loneliness that accompanies them. As the summer turns to winter, Leper heads off to war. Months later, near the beginning of spring, he is visited by Gene and shows signs of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). This shows the interrelationship between Leper’s regular quiet self in the summer versus his mentally sick self in the winter. The device of simultaneous progression of seasons and plot help character and action development.
Prompt #3
World War II, and war in general, slowly encroaches and violates the peaceful life at Devon School. At the beginning of the novel, Gene, the
In A Separate Peace, the seasons show a correspondence with the plot as it progresses. The concurrent advancement of the time of the year and plot help to establish both action and character by dividing the story into two consecutive arcs and showcasing the consequences of the characters’ actions. The climax of the novel is Phineas (Finny) falling from the Suicide Tree, this not only marks the second part of the novel, but also the changing of the sessions from the Summer to the Winter. The first part of A Separate Peace takes place during the summertime and symbolizes a time of peace, innocence, and purity. During winter, the second part of the story takes place and is shown, by the arrival of Brinker and the absence of Finny, to be cold, dark, and serious. The changing …show more content…
After Gene pushes Finny from the tree, winter proceeds to parallel with the absence of Finny and showing the similar loneliness that accompanies them. As the summer turns to winter, Leper heads off to war. Months later, near the beginning of spring, he is visited by Gene and shows signs of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). This shows the interrelationship between Leper’s regular quiet self in the summer versus his mentally sick self in the winter. The device of simultaneous progression of seasons and plot help character and action development.
Prompt #3
World War II, and war in general, slowly encroaches and violates the peaceful life at Devon School. At the beginning of the novel, Gene, the