Jealousy is not common between friends as it only severs the relationship. For example, in A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene’s jealousy first becomes evident when he says, “This time he wasn't going to get away with it. I could feel myself becoming unexpectedly excited at that”. Consequently, their relationship begins to deteriorate because of the incident. Another instance is when Gene states, “In such a nonstop game he also had the natural advantage of a flow of energy which I never saw interrupted”. Likewise, Gene is showing his envy for Phineas’s large amount of liveliness further leading to his actions later in the book. In addition, Gene also becomes jealous of Phineas for his skill with people as shown when Gene thinks, “He could
