A "Separate Peace" (published in 1960) takes place during the Second World War in a New England Prep School called Devon (based on Phillips Exeter Academy). ... The main characters Gene and Finny are always struggling between the "separate peace" and the real war. ... Even thought he tried to hide it by making the Separate Peace, in which he and Gene practiced for Olympics. ... Even Finny who was thought to be in a "Separate Peace" admitted the reality of the war. Through the whole book Gene believes in the reality, which is the war. ...

• Word Count: 686
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Indeed Separate Peaces The persistent theme of A Separate Peace is the deterioration of a complex friendship. ... Furthermore, the book emerges during mid-to-late 1942, during the height of the Axis powers success. ... As the book progresses, Gene continues to look deeper into their fellowship and quickly becomes wildly jealous of Finny. ... The clash among Gene and Finny establishes a separate, full-scale war when Phineas fractures his leg once again. ...

• Word Count: 469
• Approx Pages: 2

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. ... Furthermore, in the last paragraph of the book, Gene states that everyone defends themselves from imaginary enemies, except for Finny, because he was immune to this hatred of an enemy, and he didn't understand it. ... Because Gene's views most closely reflect Knowles" views of war, they are the most important of...

• Word Count: 1091
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

My book is entitled A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles. The copyright date is 1959, and this book contains 196 pages. ... The plot is about a sixteen year old boy, Gene Forrester, the narrator of the book, returns to the Devon School, were he had graduated fifteen years ago. ... The significance of the title A Separate Peace is that there are two wars going on. ... In the beginning of the book, I thought that Gene was a good, loving boy in toward of his best friend and cared about other people and his past. ...

• Word Count: 708
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School