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    A Separate Peace Summaries Chapter 1 - Gene goes to revisit the high school that he attending during World War II. Gene then arrives at the tree that made him come back to the school which makes him think about Finny and the time when they became best friends. He recalls how he and Finny were the only ones who jumped into the river from the tree and how they were friends because they could match each other. Chapter 2 - Finny informs Gene that there was a bombing in Central Europe. A teacher comes

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    Leper In the book "A Separate Peace" there are many characters which are talked about and play a role in the story. The main characters Gene and Finny‚ short for Phineas‚ are what drive the whole story and are the center of the many themes and meanings derived from this book. Elwin Lepellier also known as Leper-Lepellier is not as visible as Gene and Finny‚ but plays a role that is essential to the story. Leper was one of those people who keep to themselves all the time and aren’t looking to

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    The novel‚ A Separate Peace has many important aspects to it. One of those aspects is its use of minor characters throughout the book. The book’s minor characters are what make up a lot of the book. They are the characters that affect and help develop the main characters‚ Gene and Finny. The reader is able to find out how Finny is able to handle situations when Mr. Prud’homme confronts Gene and Finny on their dinner absences. You get a better idea of Finny’s character when he goes for tea with the

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    A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a coming of age novel surrounding the experiences of a young boy from the South and his roommate while at boarding school. Gene Forrester is new to the boarding school culture‚ so when he arrives in his dorm room on the first day of summer term‚ he is shocked and in awe by his roommate‚ Phineas. Gene’s lack of self confidence is only made more obvious beside Finny‚ but this does not stop them from growing to be best friends. However‚ at boarding school the environment

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    Patrick Rothfuss states‚ “When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” In A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ the boys at Devon are confronted with a decision that will affect their future‚ whether they should enlist into the military‚ or wait to get drafted. Unrelated to the war‚ Gene is also faced with choices that will not only have an impact on

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    There are a few examples in the first part of this novel of how Finny takes advantage of life. The first example is how he enjoys himself so much at the beach. Gene describes how Finny has such a great time at the beach as seen in the opening quote. He says he runs all over the place and jumps into waves‚ laughing at the seagulls‚ when most others would be lying on the beach being lazy. Another example of Finny living a full life is that he makes up his own game just because he doesn’t want

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    Gene Forrester is the narrator of A Separate Peace‚ as well as the Protagonist. He tells the story as a flashback‚ looking back on his student days at the Devon School. Throughout the book‚ Gene is just like any other high school student who suffers from many typical teenage issues such as self- consciousness‚ jealousy‚ self- doubt‚ and not knowing who he really wants to be in life. When the story first begins‚ Gene is in his early thirties‚ visiting the Devon School for the first time in many

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    according to Robert Aske. Any monies earned from abbey lands are now going to the king. Sea walls‚ dikes‚ bridges‚ and high walls that were once maintained by the monasteries for the good of the Commonwealth are now left untended. (doc. 11) These two quotes show the problems and how corrupt England was under King Henry VIII. Even though he taxed everything‚ he still couldnt maintain simple things like sea walls‚ dikes‚ bridges‚ and high walls. This is yet another reason why the people rebelled. Richard

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    go smoke without any adults saying anything to them. Eventually it got to the point that the war was all that was on anyone’s mind at the time during school especially in the latter part of the book during Gene’s senior year. The book A Separate Peace by John Knowles has many themes‚ but the one I find most prevalent is the way the war slowly creeps up on everyone

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    Comparison and Contrast Essay A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye The coming of age novels‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ and A Separate Peace‚ written by John Knowles‚ both interpret the lives of adolescent boys journeying through their conflicts and inner confusion to reach the level of maturity. Salinger and Knowles both discern the literal ways a typical teenager grows up with the help of literary elements such as plot‚ setting‚ character development‚ conflicts

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