Malcolm Knowles

“I always try to make the setting fit the story I have in mind.” - Author Tony Hillerman. A Separate Peace by John Knowles is about a group of boys at an all boys boarding school called Devon during WWII and their hardships as their easy going summer session ways change into the winter war-stricken ways. The setting of the book influences many of the boys to behave differently than they would if there was no war going on. The setting is a major factor in what kind of a person someone becomes,…

Throughout the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the characters Gene, Finny, and Leper struggle against the effects of World War II on their final year of youth. Finny and Gene share the freedom of jumping out of a tree together daily, which eventually comes to an end when Gene shakes the branch and causes Finny to fall and shatter his leg. After this incident, Finny is restrained by his cast and Gene is restrained by guilt. Leper is restrained by the war, and he frees himself by…

I dislike Phineas, because he is a bad influence to Gene and leads him to make poor decisions that he wouldn't have made on his own. In the first chapter, Finny convinces Gene to jump off the tree. While Gene is on the branch, Finny yells "You can't stand around admiring the view. Jump!"(17) and Gene does, and makes his first dangerous decision, against his better judgement. In chapter 2, Gene jumps off the tree again, still under pressure by Finny. Although he makes it out unscathed, he almost…

In John Knowles’s A Separate Peace, the author focuses on the painful and sometimes difficult transition to adulthood in an adolescent character named Gene Forrester. Gene has a nonconformist friend called Phineas, or Finny, who is extremely physically talented, but does not do well in school. Gene, on the other hand, is very conventional, does well in school, and always follows the rules. He becomes intensely jealous of Finny’s athletic talent and makes him fall out of a tree and shatter his…

Maya Patel Kerby English 5 15 October 2015 Friendship in A Separate Peace The novel by John Knowles, ASeparate Peace shows 2 young boys that go through many problems in their friendship. Their friendship goes thorough many things such as jealousy, identity, war, and competition. In the novel, John Knowles uses imagery, irony, and suspense to show the friendship of two sixteen year olds. First, Knowles uses imagery to show the oddly friendship Gene and Finny have at the beginning. “What was I…

Throughout A Separate Peace, John Knowles displays both the struggles and the special moments of having a true friendship. The main characters, Gene and Finny grow up despite their differences in personalities and opinions. This leading to some mishaps and misunderstandings. Friendship is needed in everyday life, however, it can also cause chaos between friends. From the very beginning, Knowles shows how friendship will be involved throughout the story. Knowles illustrated how Finny saves Gene’s…

A friendship, defined by a positive emotional connection between two individuals, can only be fulfilled if a mutual commitment by both parties is made. The novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, explores the conflict between two young men in a coming of age story. The main characters, Gene and Phineas, also known as Finny, are best friends at Devon Academy. The novel follows them on their struggle to find out who they are and what motivates them in a time of uncertainty and fear. Gene and…

More Than an Entertainer Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, known to the general public as Beyoncé, was born to Tina Knowles (mother) and Matthew Knowles (father) on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. She is identified by her career in the music industry, but there is more than what meets the eye. Knowles is also an accomplished entrepreneur, or a person who owns, operates, and takes the risk of a business venture. In only thirty-two years, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has accomplished so many things,…

“Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice”- by Beyonce Knowles (Everyday Power, 2017). Beyonce is a very special and talented person in my opinion, because she is stronger than anyone I know. She has inspired me ever since I was just a little girl. I remember having concerts for my parents in our living room pretending like I was Beyonce. Beyonce started singing at a very early age. She competed in talent shows local to her and winning most of these events by wowing audiences…

The destruction of a guilty conscience In a separate peace by John Knowles, the authors uses internal and external conflict, irony, and tragic flaw, to show Gene’s struggle with conscience and guilt and how these feelings influenced his decisions. Gene made several bad decisions in the novel including spending the night on the beach with Finny instead of preparing for a trigonometry test, letting his feeling of jealousy take over and causing Finny to fall from the tree and break his leg and…