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. ... A Separate Peace and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" are very similar and show the same message that not everything is perfect. 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 experience...

• Word Count: 682
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In John Knowles" A Separate Peace the characters must adapt to the lifestyle brought forth by World War II. ... After all, how many of the characters of A Separate Peace are alive and sane besides Gene? ...

• Word Count: 466
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

A Separate Peace The trial at Devon between Gene and Finny plays a vital part in the novel. In "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles the trial between Gene and Finny brings out many conflicts between them and Finny faces his own conflicts when hearing the facts given at the time. ...

• Word Count: 538
• 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. ... Internally the protagonists are searching for their own separate peace, and that is found At Devon Prep. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. ... Thus in searching for each separate peace, they found not only those, but a bond of friendship that can not be broken, not...

• 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. ... Internally the protagonists are searching for their own separate peace, and that is found At Devon Prep. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. ... Thus in searching for each separate peace, they found not only those, but a bond of friendship that can not be broken, not...

• 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. ... Internally the protagonists are searching for their own separate peace, and that is found At Devon Prep. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. ... Thus in searching for each separate peace, they found not only those, but a bond of friendship that can not be broken, not...

• 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. ... Internally the protagonists are searching for their own separate peace, and that is found At Devon Prep. ... John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. ... In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. ... Thus in searching for each separate peace, they found not only those, but a bond of friendship that can not be broken, not...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• 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

In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the narrator and protagonist, given Gene Forrester's obsession for order and excellence, he would make the better soldier. ... Throughout the novel, Knowles portrayed Gene as always being a superior student, but a poor athlete in the start. ... Gene Forrester proved to be the "one" in answer to the question of who would be a better soldier, based on the mental and physical characteristics that he portrayed in the novel A Separate Peace. ...

• Word Count: 719
• Approx Pages: 3