Persuasive Essay On A Separate Peace

In John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, Gene feels as if the world has been lifted off his shoulders when he finds out that Finny has come back. Gene feels less guilty about what had happened to him now that he is back and is able to see that Finny is alright. They do avoid talking about what had happened. Gene helps him out with little things such as making his bed but tries to not overwhelm his as much since he does not want him to feel helpless. Gene is now constantly worrying about Finny though. He has been looking carefully for things that Finny could slip on, especially on the ice. As all of this is occurring, Gene is training to compete in sports and the Olympics, a dream that Finny had always wanted to accomplish, with the help of Finny. Gene is finding that he was much more athletic than what he had initially thought and is learning about his new-found strengths. On the other hand, Finny tries to make everything seem as if nothing had happened. Finny was almost more spirited and upbeat about everything that …show more content…
Using a metaphor to describe Gene’s concern for Finny, Knowles is able to show how much Gene cares for Finny. This also leads into the description of Devon and just how wealthy these people must be in order to send their kids to such a school. An example is the great extent of the marble that filled the halls and created the stairs at Devon. Before this Knowles had given little information about the Devon school except for its exterior. I think Knowles takes this opportunity to show how much Gene thought things through. Gene chooses specific places in his surroundings and inspects them and helps relate them to what might be on his mind that day. But it also allows some room for Knowles to be able to give Gene’s thoughts of Finny walking with his crutches compared to how Finny was