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Has someone ever been so in denial of what was going on in the world around him that he decides to pretend it is not happening? In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Phineas and Gene, two boys who went to The Devon School, struggle with many internal as well as external conflicts. Finny cannot be a part of the war because of his injury, and as a result of that he decides that the war is not happening. He is dealing with an internal conflict of reality and disillusionment. In page ten of the article “Introducing the Novel”, the author states that “... the characters experience conflicts that many readers have found to be absorbing and true to life. If the conflicts seem real, it is because they represent the kinds of inner struggles that everyone experiences”. In the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Finny’s internal conflict is developed through him rejecting the fact that the war is real.

Conflict is not something that can be avoided, especially in fiction. In fact, conflict is the main purpose of how a story came to be – without conflict, there will be no story. As quoted from Peder Hill (n.d.), “Its the primary ingredient that weaves together all the other elements of a novel”. However, conflict can arise in a story in various forms and they alter the course of the story. For instance, a conflict of decision. What decision is made by the characters moves the story. This is called external conflict, which Rector (2002) defines as “a struggle between a character and an outside force”. On the other hand, conflict within a character may also arise, which is called internal conflict. Internal conflict means “a struggle that

World war 2, Pearl Harbor, and the Holocaust. These are all examples of different conflicts that have occurred throughout history that have changed and or ended many people's lives. Even though there are conflicts there are many ways that can help you overcome them. One way you can deal with conflict is family who will help drive you to find the answer to your problem also just having friends at tough times and allowing new friendships to develop. The best way over all to respond to conflict is by using your family and friendships to help you overcome the conflicted in front of you.

At some point in life, one will learn of the major consequences of not thinking situations through and in turn, the importance of having friends to help overcome difficulties caused by this. Knowles, author of A Separate Peace, and the 1989 film, Dead Poets Society, make similar points and develop comparable themes throughout the stories. Both make a point about the major consequences that come with risky or not well thought out actions. Secondly, each have the idea of the importance of finding new ways to deal with difficulties. Lastly, the concept of friendship is key throughout the pieces. In short, these similar points that are made throughout the two works connect to larger idea of friendships being an important part of getting

As said by Eric Burdon, “Inside each of us, there is a seed of good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.” In A Separate Peace by John Knowles good and evil are present throughout the book. This quote supports the themes of A Separate Peace because Gene and Finny struggle with the decision between good and evil and are affected by those decisions, along with the characters themselves being similar to good and evil.

Some people in the world are not able to accept bad occurrences in their lives, while others can embrace the same events with ease. Adapting allows people to survive as their lives transform around them. The people who fail to change, are rarely able to thrive. In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Gene is able to adapt and grow, while Phineas is in denial about his accident and the war, and his failure to develop and accept the lack of innocence leads to his end.

Conflicts supports the theme that one should be thankful in “Growing Up” by Gary Soto. The conflict of the passage is that Maira is not thankful for the amazing family that she has and is very rude to them. Soto has the character Maria getting into arguments with her father. For example in paragraph eleven the it says “ ‘I know, I know.

“ Sometimes you need conflict in order to come up with a solution. Through weakness oftentimes, you can not make the right sort of settlement, so I am aggressive, but I also get things done, and in the end, everybody likes me”( Donald Trump). This quote kind of means that you can not come up with a solution if there are no problems. In literature, so many authors use the literary element conflict to develop their stories. Conflict in the terms of literature is split into three branches, there is Man against Self, Man against Man, Man against Nature. In the short writing “Bullet in the brain”, by Tobias Wolff; the main character Anders faces all three conflicts. Conflicts causes humans to react in other ways depending on how big of

Casual Analysis: Arrival of President and Death of Colonel Conflict can cause many unfortunate happenings like war, death, and sorrow. Sometimes conflict has to happen to resolve an issue. Many people try to avoid conflict only to find themselves still in it. Can conflict resolve an issue or does it make the issue worse?

We all have inner demons raging war inside of us, battling to consume our very essence. We cling to some faint hope that there is someone or something out there waiting at the ready to swoop in and prevent us from falling victim to the beckoning darkness. Literature has some of the best examples of being torn apart by internal conflicts. Even if the book is not focusing on internal conflict there seems to be a subliminal message screaming from beneath the ink; ‘people can overcome any challenge they put their mind to, people can do anything.’

One of the most common ways people overcome conflict is family and friends. All three of these books are great examples of how people use family and friends to help them get through conflict. When conflict comes around to you I suggest you take these examples and stick with your friends and especially your

I chose these quotes because I find them very relevant to the thesis. All the violence in the battle eventually lead to peace. Even with all the blood and wreckage, after the violence lies peace, figuratively and literally, as the men sleeping peacefully on the quiet beach.

The results of conflict can be absolutely horrendous as depicted in the media everyday, but disagreement is not generically a negative experience. Compromise between opposing parties is needed to resolve conflict, as Wayne Dyer espoused “Conflict cannot survive without your participation” this presents a relevant adage toward resolving conflict. Conflict can show itself in an abundance of different ways, I believe that conflict shows itself as an ever burning fire that will lurk around disagreements to fuel itself into becoming a feral a brute that seeks to harm. The protagonists in the texts Every Man In This Village Is a Liar and the Life of Galileo all showed compromise to avoid conflicting disputes.

Conflict can be a really hard thing to go through like the war, or the internment camps. The best way to respond to conflict is by always being strong when you are struggling in life. Have you ever been struggling in life just like the people in the holocaust. Did you know that people have suffered a lot more than you, they knew when they were going to die. I say that being strong is the best way to respond to conflict because in I Am Malala, Dear Miss Breed, and in Anne Frank it talks about how to be strong when you are having problems in life.

No matter how a person lives, where a person lives, or what time period a person lives in, that person will encounter conflict. No one can get by without at least confronting conflict once or twice because conflict is a side effect of being alive.It’s not the conflict that you go through that make you great or not, it’s how you interpret it, it’s how you overcome it. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, there are multiple examples of how people either have great success because of their achievement of overcoming fear, but there are also multiple examples of other people in the book that aren’t so successful.