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    Setan. What are the differences between watching a movie and reading a novel? There are some contrasts between the two actions. One of the differences is by watching a movie‚ you just need to sit and relax. It is very easy since you only need to watch it and understands it. Furthermore‚ you can watch the movie while doing something else such as eating or exercising. You do not really have to focus like to imagine how the atmosphere is in the movie at that time or how a person is walking down the streets

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    During this time period‚ World War II was a conflict with Gene and Finny’s relationship with each other before they even knew it. Finny was the curious‚ athletic one who in the summer always wondered off to see what the older member were doing. Gene was different from Finny. He was the intelligent‚ brilliant boy that was perceived as Finny’s sidekick. Even though they are complete opposites they have a bond that pulls them together. By them having the bond with each other they grow to be best friends

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    In "A Separate Peace"‚ John Knowles often uses the main protagonist‚ Gene Forrester‚ to convey crucial information on theme‚ motives‚ and leitmotifs. Knowles masterfully uses Gene’s seemingly indecisive thoughts on war after Finny’s death to convey significant thematic elements of the war. Through Gene’s reflections‚ the reader can perceive Knowles’ view of the war to be one not of hate and disgust‚ but of philosophical ponderings. Despite the atrocities that occur to certain characters in the novel

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    especially devastated since his uncle says that he hasn’t heard word from the two of them since they left. He once acknowledged his sister as ungrateful‚ spoiled‚ and bratty in the beginning of the volume but as he later meets up with her later on in the book‚ he perceives that she has grown in character and

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    you how. There have been many book and movies that surround the events of World War II. But none are as engaging and thought provoking as Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief. His book was made into a movie in 2013 and has received praise from fans and critics alike and many believe the movie is superior to the book. Today i’m going to be telling you why the book is superior to the movie. The book had a more involved and interesting death‚ There was much more detail in the book‚ And the characters progression

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    Follower Gene looked up to everything Finny did. Whatever Finny did‚ Gene felt that he needed to follow his lead and do the same thing. Finny easily convinced Gene to jump out of the tree after diving in the water. Competitive Gene was both competitive with sports and academics. He was determined to get the best grades and become the top student in his classes. Insecure and Resentful Gene struggled being his own person. He was always looking at things that Finny was doing‚ and was comparing

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    show up one day. Jealousy is like a cloud. It builds up with “water” over time‚ and eventually downpours onto everyone standing in its way‚ just like in the book written by John Knowles‚ A Separate Peace. The three main characters involved with jealousy are Gene‚ Finny‚ and Brinker. Every riveting scene of jealousy‚ changes the mood of the book completely. Jealousy causes friendships to be destroyed‚ and hatred to form in this novel. Jealousy is the new form of self-destruction. The first scene of

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    CHAPTERS 1-5: • Narrator introduces himself as a detective and claims he craves truth but lies • Manipulates his suspects into giving in and giving him the confession he wants • His name is Adam Robert Ryan • He grew up Knocknaree‚ Ireland • Book opens and it is 1984 • His best friends were Peter Savage and Jamie Rowan • Went into the woods to play but did not return in time for tea and as the night dragged on their parents grew worried and finally called the police • Adam Ryan was the only one

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    nothing bad will happen to them and they can live in happiness and peace. However‚ when comparing hero myth’s to their movies it can major differently‚ and be just alike. In the movie Hercules compared to the myth Hercules there are many differences. In the book‚ Apollo and Hercules have a quarrel about Hercules taking the oracle for himself and Apollo would not let that happen‚ however; this was not mentioned in the book. Within the book‚ Hercules got so angry at the sun for being too hot‚ that he

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    Kaela Ruiz October 24th‚ 2009 English II‚ Green‚ 5th A Separate Peace --Literary Analysis Introduction: John Knowles writes a riveting novel titled A Separate Peace (1960). John tells the tale of Gene and Finny’s coming of age during World War II in New England at a all boys school . But most importantly how jealousy can change friendship‚ maturity‚ and mortality. Plot Summary: Gene’s jealousy blinds him into believing pushing his best friend Finny off a tree is just what he deserves

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