social stereotypes‚ according to some people. In his book A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles represents jocks with Phineas‚ a character who believes that sports are the key to life. Phineas is more of a sportsman than a jock. Real jocks only care about winning‚ Phineas makes sure it’s not possible for anyone to win or lose. Chet Douglas is an exaggerated prep‚ just like Phineas is an exaggerated jock. He is obsessed with learning just for the sake of learning. No real hardcore prep thinks that
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In John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace‚ it begins with the protagonist‚ Gene Forrester coming back to his alma mater the Devon School in New Hampshire. Wandering through the campus‚ Gene makes his way to a tall tree by the river; the reason for his return. From here he takes the reader back to the year 1942 during World War II when he was in high school. During the summer session of 1942‚ he becomes close friends with his daredevil roommate Finny. Finny is able to convince Gene into making a
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out” (Walter Winchell). This quote is portrayed in the book of A Separate Peace through the characters of Gene and Phineas. Friendship is a common theme in the book of A Separate Peace. It causes conflict between characters and it also causes characters to change as a person throughout the book. Gene is the narrator of the book and he causes many conflicts with his best friend‚ Phineas or commonly called Finny‚ and also changes as a person throughout these conflicts. Over the course of the book A Separate
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The cotton gin Hello‚ I’m Phineas but I’m now Eli Whitney’s assistant. WOW! I know right I was thinking that I could tell you some things about me. I was born in 1772 I became friends/partners with Eli around 1793. I didn’t come from a wealthy family. But enough about me let’s get to the good parts of my life when I was just becoming his assistant. Well it didn’t happen like that I had to try out and gosh was there a lot of people there. Let’s get to it ’’hello‚ Mr. Whitney‚’’ I said confidently
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dominant characters. Perhaps the most useful in the reading of the novel was the character of Phineas‚ also known as Finny who supplies the qualities of a charismatic‚ athletic‚ and strong leader. Finny is the best friend of the novel’s main character‚ Gene. By reading into the text and integrating the aspects of symbol and theme the reader is given a clear picture of the novel through the character of Finny. Phineas is the best friend of Gene . In chapter four of the novel Gene pushes Finny out of a tree
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play sports‚ you’re going to play them for me‚’ and I lost part of myself to him then‚ and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas.” (85) Quote: “…I found it. I found a single sustaining thought. The thought was‚ You and Phineas are even already. You are even in enmity. You are both coldly driving ahead for yourselves alone…I felt better. Yes‚ I sensed it like the sweat of relief when nausea passes away; I felt better. We
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different then that of Finny ’s personality. "Over your head? Pink! It makes you look like a fairy!" (909). Considering such‚ he envies Finny‚ because Finny can get away with murder ’ if he wanted to‚ and can stay out of trouble doing so. "Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn ’t help envying him a little" (909). Knowles shows how much jealousy Gene had over Finny ’ s ability to stay out of trouble‚ no matter what he did. "This time he wasn ’t going to get away with it." (909)
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enmity. The deadly rivalry was on both sides after all. A Separate Peace page 46 Gene thinks that Phineas is his biggest rival‚ not just someone you happens to excel in sports. This is the turning point in Gene’s feelings towards Finny. These feelings well up in Gene and start to turn into dislike for Finny. Phineas only thinks of Gene as a good friend‚ not as a rival. “I was thinking
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Critically evaluate the role of the prefrontal cortex in the predisposition of violent behaviour. The function and structure of the brain has long been implicated in the explanation of violent behaviour. From cases studies as early as 1848‚ in which head injuries resulted in changes of personality and behaviour. The prefrontal cortex was identified as a region of interest as specific head wounds to this area resulted in increased aggression and violence. The improvement of neuropsychological
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