A Separate Peace Literary Analysis

Analysis of A Separate Peace Maturity: One of the most prominent and outspoken theme in A Separate Peace is the struggle the young adult population must endure during their race to maturity from childhood. The reader can tell that it is difficult for the main characters to cope with the war, especially Finny, who refuses to admit the war actually exists, although deep down his true belief is that the war is more dangerous than ever. To be frank, the boys in the novel seem to have grown up in a very sheltered environment, and their maturity level is low to begin with. However, the constant pressure to become a man, join the army, and contribute to one’s country causes the race to maturity to be a key theme. Fear: Another often reoccurring theme in A Separate Peace is the obvious temptation
Although they have many differences however, they have managed to build a concrete friendship. However, towards the middle of the novel, the two friends seem to harbor some bitter feelings towards each other concerning their friendship. Gene constantly denies the fact that he purposely bounced the limb of the tree in order to beat Finny in the unwritten popularity charts of Devon High. Gene constantly copes with the fact that he ruined his best friend’s life, and ultimately killed him, while still trying to refrain from denying the existence of World War II. Finny, however, prefers to believe that the war is a fake, in order to deal with his inadequacy. The reason Finny invents his stories about the war is that he cannot deal with his disability. As he watches his comrades go off to war, he must stay home and watch, when just a few moments ago he was a fantastic athlete. His denial of his new disabilities, as well as the fact that his best friend purposely performed the fated action on him contributes to his denial of the actual reality of his entire