The Devon School

observed by the school. The author compares Phineas to the weather because the weather is always being watched to know how to dress, what activities to do, etc. This is significant because Finny is always being watched and questioned about his actions not only from the teachers but his friends. With using a simile to compare him to weather helps readers realize what kind of person Finny is and why he is gaining all the attention from people around him. “Peace had deserted Devon” (Knowles 72). This

life.  In A Separate Peace, the whole atmosphere at the Devon School changed as World War II progressed.  The boys either eagerly awaited the draft, enlisted in the area of war they wanted, or did not want to go at all.  The students at the school created new activities for enjoyment since the customary past times could not be played due to a lack of materials.  When a friend "returns" from the war, the boys at Devon got a real sense of what the war was like.  The boys learned

was the most outgoing and courageous boy on the Devon grounds. He was the one in the story that showed everyone how to not worry about things and just stay calm. In the story “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles, two boys named Gene and Phineas are at a school in New Hampshire. Gene gets jealous of Finny and knocks him out of a tree and injures him which later causes Finny’s death. Phineas’ outgoing nature brought peace and excitement to the Devon school grounds. It showed Gene and the other boys what

In the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles there are several biblical archetypes. These biblical archetypes give the reader an insight into the deeper meaning of the text. This adds a greater significance to the story, and gives the reader a greater understanding. Some examples of these biblical archetypes are the garden of Eden, baptism, and Judas and Jesus. The garden of Eden is a paradise, in which there is the tree of the knowledge of good in evil. Adam and Eve both live in Eden, and God tells

15 years later, Gene Forrester travels to Devon School to look back on his past. Here he will visit both the tree and marble staircase which leaves a significant impact on his life. During World War 2 in 1942, Gene Forrester grows up with his best friend Finny and other friends Brinker and Leper. Although, the boys are mostly excluded from the War outside, They deal with many issues surrounding them inside the school. Gene Forrester grows up inside of Devon as an intelligent, responsible, but highly

A Separate Peace written by John Knowles is arguably his most well known work. The book starts off in Gene Forrester's POVERTY in the late 1950's. Gene returns to Devon, a boys boarding school in New England where 15 years earlier he attended. Gene remembers the school being alive and vibrant when he attended the school opposed to the present day where it is cold and bleak. Early on we can grasp the feeling and tone of the setting by looking at the words he uses to describe the setting. On page one

When I was younger and in elementary school, I did not care about my grades at all. My parents would try to get me to study and I just did not care anything about it. It wasn’t until I became a little older and realized how important an education is that I started trying to do better. Ban Ki-moon states that “Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental

Peace, John Knowles uses the relationships between Gene Forrester and the Devon School, and between Gene and his friend Phineas (Finny), to characterise the narrator, Gene, as a reminiscent man who is an intelligent, and thoughtful man that has felt much fear in his past. The Devon School is a place of Gene’s past, and it harbors much fear for him. When Gene was a young man at the age of sixteen, he studied at the Devon School. When he returns fifteen years later he comes to understand a memory from

and Phineas to contrast the characters.He uses the symbol of the river and motifs of the school sessions to reflect Gene and Phineas nature's.The author then ties together their contrasting personalities through symbols to portray a merging of identities. In the novel, Knowles uses the contrasting school sessions to portray the characters different attitudes and outlooks on life.The summer session at Devon represents Phineas, a time where “traditions had been broken, the standards let down, all

The marble staircase represents Gene's hatred towards Finny, and when he returns to Devon and encounters the stairs again, he is faced with his past hatred of his old friend. Moreover, the hardness of the marble contributed to breaking Finny's leg once more, which represents how much he hated Finny. He never realized the impact of his hatred and that it was what would directly led to Finny's death. The marble staircase represent the cold hard facts of Gene's betrayal towards his friend, and as Finny