Peace of Westphalia

In this book A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the personalities of the characters Gene and Phineas are greatly changed throughout the story.For a friendship to be “true” there must be shared loyalty,respect,trust, and honesty or it will ultimately fall apart.Gene and Phineas in this book develop traits such as honesty and trust but that is ruined by Gene purposely making Phineas fall out of the tree. Gene was worried that Phineas was to much competition for him to deal with. He was so paranoid…

The two best friends; Ponyboy and Johnny, both have similarities and differences. Ponyboy and Johnny had a huge impact on the book. The storyline would be complete different if Ponyboy and Johnny were not included. There are a few similarities between the two boys, one being they were both not into fighting. They fought because they had to. Ponyboy stated, “Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn’t think of any good reason for fighting except self defense.” (pg. 120) Ponyboy didn’t fight just…

Separate Peace A Separate Peace by John Knowles has a significant meaning in the title. In the book two main characters Gene and Phineas (Finny) struggle to find peace while living at Devon; a prep school and in the time of World War Two. Gene and Finny struggle through many conflicts and find ways to overcome them. A Separate Peace is used as the title because of the way the characters find peace in their own lives, deal with conflicts, and to become comfortable with themselves. Peace may be…

“A Separate Peace” by John Knowles takes place at Devon school during World War II. Narrated by Gene Forrester, readers are able to experience his emotions and thoughts of his life during the time spent at his boarding school. Human emotions and suspicions can cause people to make irrational decisions. Phineas is flawless, to Gene, and his perfection displeases Gene. When the boys at Devon School were having tea with four masters and their wives, Phineas was caught wearing the school tie as a…

Gene’s story in Separate Peace displays a young man’s painful yet necessary growth into adulthood. His effort towards growth brought forward a clearer perspective upon responsibility and his firm place in the world. His first step to manhood is put to the test in the beginning of the novel, where the foolish Gene stands unconcerned and self-absorbed in front of the tree that will assess his true nature. After all Gene’s hardships, have been surpassed, in the end he has been formed into a human…

A Separate Peace by John Knowles follows Gene, a junior at a boarding school, around the time of WWII, who meets a great friend, Phineas. But Gene has the desire to be like Finny. Jealousy gets in the way of their friendship. The feeling of envy becomes difficult when it’s mixed with love. The bond between Gene and Phineas is a weird one. Jealousy drives people to do the unthinkable. The envy Gene has for Finny turned into hate which causes big consequences. The predominant theme in this book is…

Separate peace follows two young men who attend a private high school in New England during world war 2. The main character Gene, is a junior in a time where seniors are being trained to be shipped off for war. His best friend Phineas is a star athlete, while Gene is an above average student. Although the threat of war is always looming around, the boys at the Devon especially Finny and Gene, seem to be caught our in their own world completely separate from the war, hence A Separate Peace. Gene…

Jealousy is selfishness and ignorance that can cause conflict and even the end of a friendship. The realistic fiction novel, A Separate Peace, is written by John Knowles. This novel revolves around the friendship of two young boys, Gene Forrester and Phineas who go to the Devon School in England during World War II. The boys enlisted in this school in hope of one day going into the army. Gene and Finny who were roommates had grown to be inseparable, but as they began to grow up, their…

The theme in the novel A Separate Peace written by John Knowles is that of identity versus codependency. The main characters, Finny and Gene, maintain a friendship that appears to be based on jealousy. Gene envies Finny’s free will spirit and in this, Gene fosters a savage, almost dark side. The novel explores and delves into the relationship of these two friends, where it is revealed to the reader that these boys do not wish to mature. They do not wish to grow up. It is in this adventure…

think those actions are justified or ethical?In these chapters of A Separate Peace the literary technique was analepsis, or the repetition of a single word or phrase. I found the repetition of the word war, it was mentioned sixteen times in the first five pages of chapter nine. In the first two paragraphs Knowles alternates between the use of peace and war. An example being, “What deceived me was my own happiness; the peace is invisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection…