A Separate Peace by John Knowles, is a non-fiction novel about kids in New England during world war II. The book focusses on showcasing these kids’ childhood and the experiences they encounter together. The setting of the novel helps reveal the character of Finny, by showing him beat the school’s swimming record, by showing him and Gene jump off the tree limb, and even the war has an effect on Finny’s character.
When Knowles tells the reader about how Finny beat the school’s swimming record without even trying it helps the reader understand how athletic he is. In chapter three, when Finny and his friends are by the pool and Gene says something to Finny to motivate him it also shows how close Finny and Gene are as friends. “ You always win at …show more content…
Also in chapter three, Finny makes the statement, “ If you want to be part of the Super Suicide Society, you must jump off the tree limb at the beginning of every meeting. This statement that Finny states shows that he doesn't follow the rules since he knows he wasn't allowed to be there it also shows that he was sort of a dare devil because jumping out a tree limb wasn't something that just anybody wanted to be including Gene. Not only does Finny breaking the swimming record and the tree limb have an impact on revealing the character of Finny but the war also has a pretty big impact on Finny’s character.
The encroaching war helped reveal Finny’s character because it shows how scared he was of it. The war was becoming more and more involved in his life the further in the book you get. In chapter five, Finny says “ They call us draft bait, I don't wanna be drafted into the war, not this young.” This statement shows that he is fearful about the war and doesn't wanna be drafted. All of these settings helped reveal the character of Finny in numerous ways.
Finny was a very interesting character in the novel A Separate Peace , he was athletic, disobeying, competitive, and he was even a dare devil. The setting of A Separate Peace helps reveal the character of Finny by showing him beat the school’s swimming record, the tree, and even the
When Knowles tells the reader about how Finny beat the school’s swimming record without even trying it helps the reader understand how athletic he is. In chapter three, when Finny and his friends are by the pool and Gene says something to Finny to motivate him it also shows how close Finny and Gene are as friends. “ You always win at …show more content…
Also in chapter three, Finny makes the statement, “ If you want to be part of the Super Suicide Society, you must jump off the tree limb at the beginning of every meeting. This statement that Finny states shows that he doesn't follow the rules since he knows he wasn't allowed to be there it also shows that he was sort of a dare devil because jumping out a tree limb wasn't something that just anybody wanted to be including Gene. Not only does Finny breaking the swimming record and the tree limb have an impact on revealing the character of Finny but the war also has a pretty big impact on Finny’s character.
The encroaching war helped reveal Finny’s character because it shows how scared he was of it. The war was becoming more and more involved in his life the further in the book you get. In chapter five, Finny says “ They call us draft bait, I don't wanna be drafted into the war, not this young.” This statement shows that he is fearful about the war and doesn't wanna be drafted. All of these settings helped reveal the character of Finny in numerous ways.
Finny was a very interesting character in the novel A Separate Peace , he was athletic, disobeying, competitive, and he was even a dare devil. The setting of A Separate Peace helps reveal the character of Finny by showing him beat the school’s swimming record, the tree, and even the