Solange Knowles

A singer, a celebrity, a mother, a wife, a black woman; Beyonce Knowles is all of these. The thirty five year old artist has had six solo albums that have made her a household name all over the world. Lemonade is a visual album that takes a reflective approach to music by revealing intricate details of her relationships and emotions. In this albums, Beyonce addresses themes such as betrayal, family, love, pride, race, empowerment, and pain through striking visuals and powerful lyricism. She…

home. In a twist of events, Gene causes Finny to fall out of a tree and break his leg; a break that would ultimately kill him. Because of his actions and problematic behavior, this makes Gene the weaker character. In a comparison of the two boys, Knowles implies that Gene is nearly an exact opposite of Finny. Driven by rivalry and bitterness, Gene’s entire mindset is comprised of comparing himself to others and becoming the best at everything. On page 24, one moment changes everything and will…

Literary Analysis of A Separate Peace What do you think the most and the most meaningful theme or themes for you? In this book—A Separate Peace—it talks a lot about friendship between Finny and Gene, who are the main characters and have diverse personalities for each of them in the book. However, even though they have different personalities, they maintained a very positive friendship, which didn’t long too. Later in the book, they have some conflicts that lead to their end because one of the…

As Gene Forrester revels in his youthful life at Devon, the war becomes a constant reminder of maturity and adulthood, evincing the transformation that immerses Gene in John Knowles’ A Separate Peace. First, Gene’s recollection of the mythical tree in his childhood, now seemingly insignificant after fifteen years, elicits a musing conviction with the stark change in perspective. Insisting that "nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death by violence,” Gene implies that the crime of…

Seeing is believing, or so many say, but what truly is “seeing”? John Knowles touches upon this subtle relationship between truth and illusions in his book A Separate Peace. The book describes the fictional life-story of, Gene, a teenage boy, and the trials and tribulations he undergoes with his so-called friend, Phineas, at Devon, the academy they attend. Knowles heightens the tension between the various characters in the book, by setting the story in 1942, deep in World War II, with confusion…

not: Gene tries to be Finny. Finny can be described as athletic, outgoing, and a risk taker, all things that Gene does not possess. Although Gene is far from Finny’s qualities he tries to duplicate them. Gene said “I decided to put on his clothes (Knowles 29).” When Gene puts on Finny’s clothes it starts his obsession of being Finny. He continued to match everything Finny does and would do, for example Finny told Gene that he wanted to one day become an olympic athlete until he broke his leg.…

“Who so would be a man, must be a nonconformist.” In the novel A Separate Peace written by John Knowles brings us back in time to Devon School in New Hampshire. Gene Forrester is top student of his class at Devon school and cares about many things such as fitting in with his best friend Phineas. In the novel, Gene loses his best friend to his jealous actions and suddenly jealousy turns to hatred. The envy Gene has for his friend and roommate Finny shows up most of the time as possessiveness.…

American Novelist, John Knowles, in his book "A Separate Peace" describes the flashback of a friendship among two boys in rural New Hampshire. Phineas and Gene's bond becomes stronger through the course of the story as they spend more time together. As the story progresses, Gene becomes envious of Phineas' talents and his happiness. Because of this, Gene shakes the branch that him and Phineas perform their ritual on, and Phineas' leg snaps for the first time. When the novel comes to a close…

Last May as my graduation gift my sister bought my best friend and I concert tickets to watch Beyonce on her Lemonade Tour at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. The lyrics of the Lemonade album convey themes and messages of betrayal, infidelity and female empowerment. For opening acts Fat Joe, Big Sean, Snoop Dog and DJ Khalid performed. Before Beyonce began singing there was multiple LED screens mid stage with different images featuring Beyonce. The genre of music she plays is Pop with a…

If you take one of the world’s biggest beds and accompany it with twelve of the world’s most famous people you get Kanye West’s “Famous” music video. West premiered his video live at the L.A. Forum on June 24, 2016 to mixed reviews. The controversy stemmed from not knowing if the people portrayed were real or wax figures. There were also questions of whether or not he received permission to use their likeness. The purpose of this video is to show controversial famous people in bed together as…