In the novel A Separate Peace, the author John Knowles shares an important lesson regarding the rivalry between the main character Gene and his best friend Finny. Gene and Finny are best friends at the Devon School. During the Summer Session at Devon, Finny creates the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session. One day during the Summer Session when Gene and Finny’s friend Leper is going to jump into the river in order to become a member of the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session, Gene takes matters into his own hands. Gene intentionally jounces the tree limb that he and Finny are standing on in order to make him fall onto the bank. When the Summer Session comes to an end and the Winter Session begins, Gene and Finny’s friend Brinker
