What makes it unique in comparison to Speak is that the narrative authority is given to the narrator of the story which is the main character of the story 15 years later. The lessons Gene gives us is also made in the present day, but does not apply to when he was in high school. An example of this would be his statement made before having his first flashback: “the more things stay the same, the more they changed after all” (A Separate Peace: 14). Though his message talks about how growth can occur even if the future has not changed the events that occurred, these messages are not directly associated with the flashback that make up the
What makes it unique in comparison to Speak is that the narrative authority is given to the narrator of the story which is the main character of the story 15 years later. The lessons Gene gives us is also made in the present day, but does not apply to when he was in high school. An example of this would be his statement made before having his first flashback: “the more things stay the same, the more they changed after all” (A Separate Peace: 14). Though his message talks about how growth can occur even if the future has not changed the events that occurred, these messages are not directly associated with the flashback that make up the