During the events in a separate peace by john knowles two boys gene and finny have a silent rival genes intense feeling of aggressiveness strains his relationship with his best friend , finny up until finny's mischance gene feels the he reliably neglects to measure up to finny's athletic ability and appeal despite the fact the gene is really smart head for some reason needs what finny has -- and inspires himself to accomplish it it is a work of human instinct that individuals coldly drive ahead for their gan alone 8ths idea of inhumanity to man is created in the nivek a separate peace as the essential clash in the novel focuses on the fundamental character , gene , and his inner battles with sentiments of desire suspicion and powerlessness
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in fact there should be any kind of relation ship with no arguing or agreeing on everything or that you can be just like the other person . that relationship would never grow . “we started to laugh again , with a half-guilty exchange of glances , in the way that two people had gone on a gigantic binge when they were last together would laugh.” (p.147)this shows that after subsequent events of rivalry the boys (even though it's right before finny dies) come together despite their differences with one another and continue to be best of friend s. “Holding firmly to the trunk i took a step near him , and then my knees bounced and i jounced the limb . finny his balance gone , swung his head to look at me for a second with extreme interest and the he tumbled sideways broke through the little branches below and hit the bzk with a sickening and unnatural thud “ the reader does not know whether it was unintentional or purposeful it is not until later that finny understands that gene is in charge of devastation and what a characteristic thing it was to do gene bounced a branch to check whether or not he was able to make the fall , like finny. In any event this is the reason he claims he did it . this is valid yet at some level gene was mean to get finny hurt which in the intention itself should've been a no brainer when this situation went totally downhill and an unhealthy thing to do it also showed either friendship through one another in my opinoion having a rivalry in a frienship is unhealthy becauseall it does is create drzma and tension between the two ( or more) people in rge siruation and will most like ly lad yo to break up in the end of it all . When competion is thrownin it makes people feel they need to be better then the other person and be number 1 . “was he trying to imress em or something?not tell anybofu? When he had a broken school record woth out a day of practice ? i knew he was serious about it so i
in fact there should be any kind of relation ship with no arguing or agreeing on everything or that you can be just like the other person . that relationship would never grow . “we started to laugh again , with a half-guilty exchange of glances , in the way that two people had gone on a gigantic binge when they were last together would laugh.” (p.147)this shows that after subsequent events of rivalry the boys (even though it's right before finny dies) come together despite their differences with one another and continue to be best of friend s. “Holding firmly to the trunk i took a step near him , and then my knees bounced and i jounced the limb . finny his balance gone , swung his head to look at me for a second with extreme interest and the he tumbled sideways broke through the little branches below and hit the bzk with a sickening and unnatural thud “ the reader does not know whether it was unintentional or purposeful it is not until later that finny understands that gene is in charge of devastation and what a characteristic thing it was to do gene bounced a branch to check whether or not he was able to make the fall , like finny. In any event this is the reason he claims he did it . this is valid yet at some level gene was mean to get finny hurt which in the intention itself should've been a no brainer when this situation went totally downhill and an unhealthy thing to do it also showed either friendship through one another in my opinoion having a rivalry in a frienship is unhealthy becauseall it does is create drzma and tension between the two ( or more) people in rge siruation and will most like ly lad yo to break up in the end of it all . When competion is thrownin it makes people feel they need to be better then the other person and be number 1 . “was he trying to imress em or something?not tell anybofu? When he had a broken school record woth out a day of practice ? i knew he was serious about it so i