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    Some people find it difficult to differentiate between their friends and enemies and are left feeling hurt when they are betrayed or perceive to be betrayed by them. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ Gene‚ a teenage boy who goes to boarding school during the start of World War II‚ struggles to truly identify his friends and enemies and what potential threats they are to him. He also has trouble finding his identity in a school where he is constantly being reminded of the war and the line between

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    A Separate Peace Summary

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    A Separate Peace Summary Chapter 1: The narrator‚ Gene‚ returns to the Devon School in New Hampshire‚ where he was a student with his friend Phineas 15 years ago‚ just as World War II began. The narrative shifts back 15 years‚ to Gene’s days with Phineas. On their first attempt to jump off a huge tree into the river‚ Phineas‚ being the daredevil‚ goes first‹and Gene is the only one who follows. Gene is normally a conservative‚ conformist type person‚ but around Phineas‚ he consents to break

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    A Seperate Peace Abc List

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    August 27‚ 2012 Brenda Rodriguez August 27‚ 2012 A Separate Peace ABC List A is for Author‚ who is John Knowles. Athletics which Finny is best at. B is for Blitzball: Finny invented the sport to copy what he believes it is like in the war. C is for Codependency: Finny depends on Gene to play sports and Gene depends on Finny to provide him an identity other than his own. D is for Devon School: Devon School is the setting of A Separate Piece. Denial: Gene tries his best to

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    A Separate Peace Essay

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    A Separate Peace Essay In the novel‚ A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ the protagonist‚ Gene Forrester "battled" within himself to find "a separate peace" and in this process directed his emotions at Phineas‚ his roommate. Forrester and Phineas formed the illusion of a great companionship‚ but there was a "silent rivalry" between them in Forrester’s mind. Self deceptions in Forrester led him to believe that Phineas was "out to get him" (Forrester). Subconsciously Forrester jounced the limb of

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    A Separate Peace Theme

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    a separate peace In the story a separate peace by John Knowles‚its about two boys who are roommates that go to devon school while a war is going on.the two characters finny and gene became best friends‚they fight like friends do. Even though they seem like best finny doesn’t know that gene secretly hates him.The theme in the story is don’t let jealousy get in the way of friendship.the ways gene is jealous of finny is finny can play sports‚finny can talk himself out of trouble‚because gene is so

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    inhumanity towards man is a way for people to protect themselves from having pain inflicted on them by others‚ and achieving their goals and desires without the interference of others. This concept of man’s inhumanity to man is developed in A Separate Peace as the primary conflict in the novel centres on the main character‚ Gene‚ and his inner-battles with feelings of jealousy‚ paranoia‚ and inability to understand his relationship with his best friend Phineas. Competition is further demonstrated

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    A Separate Peace: Finny

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    Character: FINNY Throughout the novel A Separate Peace there were two 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

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    up with all the rules in both the book and the movie. Leper came up with the name of Blitzball in the movie‚ but in the book Finny did. After Finny’s accident when Gene was in visiting him‚ the doc came in and cut the visit short in the book and the movie. The doctor also sends Finny home in both meaning the Summer Session is almost over anyways. On the way back to Devon for the fall semester‚ Gene stopped and seen Finny at his house in both the movie and book. The boys get into an argument about

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    hypnotism. I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him that a little‚ which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a little.”-Gene (page 25). In the novel‚ “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles‚ Gene and Finny had an underlying rivalry in their friendship. Throughout the story‚ Gene always felt there was a competition between himself and Finny‚ even on small things like sports and school. Gene’s jealousy and rivalry

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    The novel “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles focuses on numerous divergent themes throughout the book. Some of the themes in the book involve the the coming of age‚ acquiring responsibility as you grow older‚ and how you should always speculate before you do‚ because it could severely change your life for the worse. The author also uses numerous literary elements‚ techniques‚ and stylistic choices to convey the central idea he has intended for his work. After reading “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles

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