they do not know how to react to it. Innocence can be lost in a number of ways but most innocence is lost through knowledge. In John Knowels’ A Separate Peace‚ the main character‚ Gene Forrester‚ gained new ideas and knowledge that replaced his innocence. This made him believe that he was better suited to live in his harsh reality of a life. In A Separate Peace‚ innocence and loss there of is one of the most apparent archetypes throughout the novel. Knowels uses this archetype to portray Leper’s philosophy
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A Separate Peace Obstacles after obstacles came in the path to success. In the novel A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles revealed a very strong idea through one of his characters. Through Gene it was revealed that weak individual who once was weak morally and mentally can become a strong and a more matured person. John Knowles revealed this idea through Gene’s perspective; symbolism; and also Gene’s speech/action. Gene had proved many things through only his perspective. He had intriguing
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Shianne Watkins Honors World Literature Camacho 6 January 22‚ 2013 A Separate Peace A Separate Peace‚ a fiction novel written by John Knowles‚ tells the story of a young man coming-of-age at an all-boys boarding school during World War II. The main character‚ Gene‚ struggles with who he is while his best friend‚ Phineas‚ is comfortable with himself. Gene creates a “friendly rivalry” in his mind between himself and Phineas‚ which does not actually exist. As the war becomes reality‚ so does Gene’s
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Finny wanted him to do. Gene even jumps off a limb of a tree because Finny wanted him to. Later on‚ when they go to the Headmaster’s tea‚ Gene realizes that Finny can get away with anything. Because of this‚ Gene starts to envy him. At first‚ Gene thinks that just a little envy couldn’t hurt. Immediately after the “tea party” they are about to jump off the limb a second time‚ and Gene almost falls. Finny saves him‚ but
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The characters of A Separate Peace each have very distinct qualities. Phineas has one of the more positive characteristics which is his everlasting enthusiasm. Phineas presents these qualities on multiple occasions throughout the novel. Gene describes Phineas as " the essence of this careless peace" (8). In the beginning of the book Finny shows his enthusiasm in many ways‚ such as when he created a game called “Blitzball”. After Phineas’ injury‚ he still shows enthusiasm. His enthusiasm is shown
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war. Not only is this evident among our World War II veterans‚ it is evident in John Knowles ’ A Separate Peace. The character of Leper displays this characteristic after he leaves boot camp. In John Knowles ’‚ A Separate Peace‚ the‚ minor character Leper‚ experiences a dramatic personality change‚ due to his traumatic experiences during World War II. A Separate Peace is broken up into three separate periods; before World War II‚ During World War II‚ and after World War II. It is in
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school. Gene chooses to respond poorly‚ and convinces himself to think that Finny was a bad guy‚ and that he was trying to distract Gene from what really mattered to himself. Gene started to think that Finny was out to destroy him‚ so he became full of envy‚ and jealousy‚ and worked hard to be better than Phineas. Finny doesn’t realize that Gene is out to get him‚ and that Gene envy’s him. Finny is filled with innocence and doesn’t realize what is really happening around him. He
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The book‚ “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles is a coming of age story of two best friends‚ Gene and Finny. Although the story is told through Gene’s point of view‚ his perception of Finny is most important as Finny develops psychologically throughout the book. A pivotal moment in Finny’s psychological development is Brinker’s investigation in Chapter 11‚ when Finny finally acknowledges it was Gene who pushed him and this changes Finny’s innocent view of the world. Finny sees everyone how he wants
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A Separate Peace: Friendship‚ Conformity‚ and War We have all experienced friendship in our lives; some of these bonds were lasting and others were not. A Separate Peace is a book that deals with the friendship of high school boys. These boys attend an all-boy’s school called Devon School. It is said that: "Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England." "Devon was both scholarly and very athletic." Devon is where Gene Forrester‚ Phineas (Finny) and Elwin
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One of the major themes in A Separate Peace is the coming of age. The theme of maturity can be viewed as a growing realization of the war in the school (in which the students realize that they have to enlist into the war "as men")‚ or the private and interior crisis one goes through (such as Gene discovering his identity as the novel progresses). The training and the sudden labors that the Devon students engage in attempt to prepare the boys for their future at the war; this can be seen as the external
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