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    Sydney Richter August 20‚ 2012 Period 1 Dialectical Journal (Anthem by Ayn Rand) |Passage |Explication | |Chapter 1 |This passage seems rather similar to the pledge of allegiance stating | |“We are one in all…indivisible and forever”(19). |that we as Americans are one nation under God. However

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    A Separate Peace Gene’s “war” is an internal conflict pitting his own academic goals and desires against his loyalty towards a one sided friendship with Finny. This struggle is played out in his daily life at Devin School‚ which finally comes to a bitter end with the death of his friend and the final release of Finny’s hold. “Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there.” (204) When Gene’s subconscious actions overcome

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    Honesty‚ Super Human‚ and a superb athlete are qualities many people would use to describe Phineas. Finny (Phineas) was an honest teenager with amazing athletic talent. His great talent was his downfall because people envied his achievements. In A Separate Peace Finny is the most memorable character because of his qualities as a person‚ his injury‚ and also his tragic death. Phineas was the best athlete at Devon High. First‚ Finny broke the school swim record but in a non-boastful way he decided not

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    In A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles enlightens readers on human existence by displaying how denial allows a person to stray from reality. Numerous cases of denial overwhelm and test characters’ assurances of their own presence. Characters such as Gene Forrester and Phineas (Finny) fail to acknowledge denial‚ so that their naiveté prohibits them from identifying the truth. Eventually‚ fate causes each to face his own guilt‚ embarrassment‚ and disbelief. As the novel progresses Gene Forrester‚ the

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    Romanticism is a faith in imagination or fantasy rather than faith in reason. In John Knowles’s novel A Separate Peace‚ romanticism is portrayed through the recurring idea of fantasy and unreality. The theme is displayed through the emphasis on melancholy and sadness when Gene’s happiness is vanishing‚ Gene’s intuition and reliance on natural feelings when he bounces the branch and causes Finny’s accident‚ and through Finny’s reliance on his imagination and emotion rather than formal rules. First

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    The fictional novel‚ “A Separate Peace‚” by John Knowles portrays the battle between friendship and envy within the minds of two teenage boys. Finny and Gene’s friendship is put to the test throughout their stay at Devon Academy. The setting reveals the characters of Finny and Gene by how the military school appeals to Finny’s talents‚ how athletic ability at Devon Academy relates to how students are treaded‚ and how Finny’s athletic successes at Devon Academy fuel Gene’s jealousy. The setting of

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    Gene‚ the narrator of A Separate Peace‚ is full of concerns and insecurities. Gene is trying to define his character. In the beginning‚ he is very jealous of Finny; he wants to be just like Finny. In chapter 2‚ on page 25‚ Gene says‚ “It was 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.” This shows that Gene is jealous of Finny and the

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    Innocence versus Maturity A Separate Peace by John Knowles concerns itself about a young adult named Gene who decides to visit his old school Devon years after the war and recollects his memories of his friend‚ Phineas. Most of the story is a flashback about the hardships Gene and Phineas had to face growing up in high school during a war. During this flashback‚ Gene grows through the phase where he must let go of his childhood and mature to adulthood. Throughout the book‚ Phineas symbolizes childhood

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    hard to find at first‚ but once you find the kairos then you will understand the book and its meaning more easily. Examples of kairos can be found in these three books: A Separate Peace‚ The Chosen‚ and American Cicero. Each of these books have kairos hidden in them‚ but it might not be easy to find. The book A Separate Peace by John Knowles focuses on two best friends Gene‚ and Phineas‚ attending a military academy. Gene is an extremely intelligent student who strives to become the Valedictorian

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    Throughout the book‚ A Separate Peace‚ we see Gene dealing with an inner conflict. We see him struggling with who he really is and the guilt he carries with him. He is conflicted about his identity and who he should be. Throughout the book he continues to have guilt over the accident he causes with his best friend Finny. The incident causes Gene to have major conflict with himself. He is conflicted if he really caused the incident or if it was truly an accident. The devices used in this story

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