Jealousy: Not Necessarily the Green-eyed Monster Jealousy is a recurring theme that appears in John Knowles" A Separate Peace. ... However, Knowles takes a different approach to jealousy. ... Yet Knowles goes deeper into the jealousy subject. ... Knowles makes sure only to describe the green grass on the fields. ... There are many other instances in the novel where Knowles uses the color green to describe something. ...

• Word Count: 591
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

John Knowles's A Separate Peace was a wonderful story about friendship and life. ... I thought it was creative the way Knowles uses a flashback as the plot. ... John Knowles A Separate Peace is a wonderful book that teaches a lot about friendship and trust. ...

• Word Count: 358
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

ESSAY ON "A SEPARATE PEACE" John Knowle's A Separate Peace is novel that focuses in on characters and their reaction to the world around them. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... ESSAY ON "A SEPARATE PEACE" John Knowle's A Separate Peace is novel that focuses in on characters and their reaction to the world around them. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ...

• Word Count: 65255
• Approx Pages: 261
• Grade Level: High School

On September 4, 1981, Mathew and Tina Knowles brought a daughter into this world; and little did they know that she would be famous worldwide in the years to come. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is a singer and actress from Houston, Texas. ... Her talent has been recognized since she was at the age of seven, winning a talent show among teenagers with her performance of "Imagine" by John Lennon. ...

• Word Count: 767
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• Grade Level: High School

In John Knowles's novel, "A Separate Peace", characters undergo dramatic transformations. ... (Knowles, 32). ... (Knowles, 127). ... (Knowles, 77). ... Thus, the features of human psyche and key concepts of primal fear and repression are presented by John Knowles in his text....

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• Grade Level: High School

The Truth Hurts Throughout life most people, at one time or another, have trouble accepting the truth. John Knowles apparently had this in mind when he created Finny's character. He is the epitome of someone in denial; denial of imperfections. Finny's greatest enc...

• Word Count: 461
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• Grade Level: High School

The Similarities Between "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and "A Separate Piece" The novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles and the poem titled " Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost are both very interesting and similar pieces of literature. ... In A Separate Peace by John Knowles the story is told through the perspective of Gene, the main character who let jealousy get in the way of his somewhat perfect friendship, and his experiences at the Devon School for boys in New England during World War ll. ... A Separate Peace by John Knowles and "Nothing Gold Can ...

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My book is entitled A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles. The copyright date is 1959, and this book contains 196 pages. The scene takes place in the Devon School, in New Hampshire. It is the summer of 1942 (World War II) and America is at war. The plot is about a sixteen year old boy, Gen...

• Word Count: 708
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• Grade Level: High School

In John Knowles book A Separate Peace the author's focus on the tree, mans sinful nature, and Phineas as a Christ like figure are all biblical allusions that add a rich meaning to the novel. ... (Knowles 25)" Immediately after the recognition that Gene could have been killed had Finny not been there, Gene begins to rationalize, thinking that it was Finney's fault in the first place. ... By connecting much of A Separate Peace with stories from the Bible, Knowles has brought to light many aspects of human nature. ...

• Word Count: 591
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• Grade Level: High School

War touches everyone in some way; however, very few prefer to describe their involvement with it; yet John Knowles, the writer of A Separate Peace, touches upon many themes involving war. Knowles displays these themes and attitudes of war in his book, A Separate Peace. ... Because Gene's views most closely reflect Knowles" views of war, they are the most important of all the attitudes of war that are included in A Separate Peace. These main characters, Gene, Leper, and Finny, provide the attitudes that Knowles's has for war. ... Knowles, John. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Finny's Prominent Attributes and Qualities A Separate Peace by John Knowles describes a childhood story in the perspective of a character named Gene Forester. ... John Knowles creatively actualized the true essence of Finny through Gene's perspective and enabled the reader to understand Finny as if he were in one's physical presence. ... When John Knowles wrote A Separate Peace, he definitely captured Finny's true quintessence. ...

• Word Count: 989
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

One major theme that Knowles uses is friendship, a friend is someone that you have personal regard for, and in this novel the two characters that experience the bond of friendship are Gene and Finny. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

One major theme that Knowles uses is friendship, a friend is someone that you have personal regard for, and in this novel the two characters that experience the bond of friendship are Gene and Finny. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

One major theme that Knowles uses is friendship, a friend is someone that you have personal regard for, and in this novel the two characters that experience the bond of friendship are Gene and Finny. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

One major theme that Knowles uses is friendship, a friend is someone that you have personal regard for, and in this novel the two characters that experience the bond of friendship are Gene and Finny. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Inner war interrogates the reality of living in a dissatisfied world as shown by Gene in A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. ... Inner war interrogates the reality if living in a dissatisfied world as shown by Gene in A Separate Peace by John Knowles. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In John Knowles' novel, "A Separate Peace," Finny acts as a leader by being persuasive, outgoing, and caring. ... Throughout John Knowles' novel A Separate Peace, persuasiveness, outgoing, and caring attitude, confirm Finny's many leadership abilities. ...

• Word Count: 821
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• Grade Level: High School

In the story A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the two most emphasized characters are very alike. Although their similarities are sometimes over looked. Phineas, like Gene, is a very caring person. Both of these teenagers care for each other immensely. Even though the way they express themselves are...

• Word Count: 254
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

A Separate Peace was written by active author John Knowles from his real experiences and personal struggles. Knowles attended Phillips Exeter Academy, an exclusive New Hampshire prep school, for two summer sessions in 1943 and 1944. ... Knowles' novel tells the somber story of a young man's struggle to escape from himself and his world; to achieve a special and separate peace. ...

• Word Count: 1113
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• Grade Level: High School

A Separate Peace was written by active author John Knowles from his real experiences and personal struggles. Knowles attended Phillips Exeter Academy, an exclusive New Hampshire prep school, for two summer sessions in 1943 and 1944. ... Knowles' novel tells the somber story of a young man's struggle to escape from himself and his world; to achieve a special and separate peace. ...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In times of war, people and societies change to adapt to the lifestyle war brings with it. In John Knowles" A Separate Peace the characters must adapt to the lifestyle brought forth by World War II. Some make it through these times better than others and some just don't make it at all. This brings m...

• Word Count: 466
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• Grade Level: High School

In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Gene and Finny are the two teenage boys that are the main characters. ... Life's contrasts" was the theme of A Separate Peace, and John Knowles did a very good job of supporting these examples. ...

• Word Count: 908
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• Grade Level: High School

A Separate Peace By John Knowles (late 1950s) This story takes place at Devon School in New Hampshire , when one of the main characters gene flashes back fifteen years to tell the adventures his friends and him had through their experiences at Devon School. ...

• Word Count: 618
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• Grade Level: High School

My war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there.? This quote by Gene Forrester, a character in John Knowle's novel A Separate Peace, depicts Gene's personal turmoil during his high school years. Throughout the entire novel Gene had ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Friendship is certainly a major theme throughout the novel. It is often based on a mutual need, and many people seek friends to fill breaches in there own lives. A perfect example is when Gene, who seems to be insecure about himself, is drawn to Finny's confidence and love for life. Their friendship...

• Word Count: 489
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School