Al Abdel-Razzaq A Separate Peace (rough) There are many well-known themes in the book A Separate Peace. One of the most themes is a coming of age for the boys who live and learn at Devon school. For some boys at this school‚ a coming of age means more opportunities‚ and for some others‚ means a chance to go from being a boy‚ to becoming a man. A large contradiction in this book is innocence vs. ignorance. For some boys the innocence will be destroyed in order for a coming of age to take place
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From a young age‚ we are taught that strength of character leads to success. In schools and in homes across the world‚ young people are taught basic things like: kindness‚ sharing politeness and good humor. In A Separate Peace‚ author John Knowles shows us how strength of character impacts Phineas’s and Gene’s relationship and the course their lives take. Lance Armstrong’s recent fall from grace as reported in (site 3 sources) also suggests how strength of character impacts his downfall. Arguably
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A Separate Peace In the opening passage of A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles utilizes personifications‚ similes‚ and metaphors in order to create a gloomy and contemplative mood. At the beginning of the book‚ Gene Forrester is visiting his old high school‚ The Devon School‚ and the school ironically looks newer and more improved. As he explores this new school‚ a mood of gloom and contemplation is created. A personification such as‚ “Now here it was after all‚ preserved by some considerate hand with
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Pre-Ap 8 January 2015 A Separate Peace Timed Writing Rewrite In life we often deny the truth even if we’re in the wrong‚ because accepting that someone else may be right is much worse than denial. My mom is always right. Sometimes I try to outsmart her‚ because I can’t face the fact that I’m wrong and she’s correct. At times Finny has a hard time in accepting the painful truth in the novel‚ whether it be from misunderstanding or denial. Finny‚ in A Separate Peace‚ has a flaw of acceptance when
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October 22‚ 1943 Gene Forrester Time capsule letter Devon High School Dear ‚ What do you remember from Devon? Do you remember your growth‚ your maturity‚ and your fraternity? Hopefully you will now remember the easy times of peace and your trials from Devon. The tree: the shrunken giant‚ my worst nightmare‚ and best tutor. It taught me many things about life‚ and that is to respect its teachings. Its broken branch‚ dead and weak‚ represents the tree as a whole. No longer high and mighty
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World War II Symbolism in A Separate Peace World War II symbolizes the “enemy” that each character has to face to become an adult. Gene comes to understand that every person has his or her own private enemy that they spend their lives trying to overcome. He says “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.” This shows that Gene thinks of his own personal war as something he had to face at school rather than by
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Chapter One: “I didn’t entirely like this glossy new surface‚ because it made the school look like a museum‚ and that’s exactly what it was to me‚ and what I did not want it to be” (Knowles 9). By the way this story is already narrated; I can tell that this man will be telling a story about his past. From what I know is that this story is taking place during World War II. Is he visiting a place he did not like to be during a teenager? Did something bad happen to him being at Devon School? How
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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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Katrina Myers Mrs. Wiedmann English Per.5 24 September 2012 A Separate Peace Essay (Topic 4) The novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ is about a group of boys that live at a boarding school in New Jersey during World War II. It centralizes around the two main characters‚ Gene and Finny. Throughout their story‚ there are several recurring themes that evolve over time. One of these themes is rules/rebellion. Throughout the novel‚ the boys continue to rebel and break rules at Devon. It shows their
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