Wendell Phillips

The novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles is an edge of the seat read and an American Classic. It takes place during World War II, which in itself can be enticing. Gene and Phineas create this emotional bond that cannot be broken but only strengthened. This novel teaches the world of what a reality check can truly be when in fact you don’t know what is truly around the next corner. Knowles creates the ultimate spine tingling book that will keep you in between the covers. From the novel, Gene is

Many people have their own definition of evil. In the dictionary the definition is profoundly immoral and malevolent. My personal definition of evil is putting your needs before others, hurting someone or making their life miserable just so you have a better advantage to succeeding in your life. “A Separate Peace” is about a boy named Gene Forrester who returns to his school called the Devon school. He attended the school when he was young during World War II. Gene is a hardworking student who is

A Separate Peace by John Knowles tells a story of the external and internal wars a person experiences in their lifetime. During the summer session of 1942 at Devon Academy, introverted student Gene Forrester follows in the footsteps of his carefree yet ambitious best friend, Phineas. Gene starts to envy Finny’s charisma rather than admire. The growth of his selfish desires to transform into Finny contradicts Gene’s morality, creating an internal conflict. Knowles conveys one’s selfishness causes

In John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, Leper is back at the Devon school even though he had already enlisted in the war. From the few days that Leper has been in the war he has learned a lot, such as speaking up for himself. Leper will not allow Brinker or anyone else take advantage of him or have him be the laugh of the crowd. I think Leper will eventually go back into the war but he night feel that he currently needs to finish up a few things at Devon first. I find it interesting though how

History is said to repeat itself after great amounts of time, but could two major world events that happened just a mere three years from each other be so similar? A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, chronicles the story of two teenage boys, Finny and Gene, at a private school in New England during World War II. Their entire school life is centered around preparing for the war, but rebellious Finny has other ideas for himself and Gene. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck involves two migrant workers

“Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is a prime example of what goes on in the novel A Separate Peace. John Knowles is the author of A Separate Peace, the setting of the story takes place during World War 2. Gene Forrester, is one of the main characters in the story. He is very intelligent. In the novel A Separate Peace, Gene goes through many event that will show how he envies and imitates finny; gene either achieves or lacks peace at the end. Gene’s envy

John Irving’s coming-of-age novel A Prayer for Owen Meany follows the tale of Owen Meany through the voice of his friend Johnny Wheelwright. Johnny’s narration drifts from astonishment to doubt as he witnesses the miracle of the life of Owen Meany, and constantly questions his faith and belief system as he attains various experiences. Johnny becomes enraptured with Owen’s miraculous life, and proclaims Owen the sole reason for his faith. Contrastingly, Dan Needham, Johnny’s stepdad, and Reverend

Melanie Hernandez Mrs. Kineman English 10 Honors August 11, 2015 A Separate Peace Friendship is a combination between admiration, respect, jealousy, and resentment. When the friendship in “A Separate Peace” begins to blur the identity of one of the boys as he begins to assimilate the life of the other. How does this friendship between both boys begin to change the identity of one and affect their relationship? In the beginning of the story the friendship between Gene and Finny seems fueled by

In the novel, “A Separate Peace”, written by John Knowles, The school of Devon is portrayed as a secluded and sheltered area where they are aware of the events occurring outside of the school such as World War II, yet it has no direct effect on them. Seasons also seem to have a huge impact, the seasons mirror the events and tone of the novel. A Separate Peace, Is mainly set in the time period of 1942-1943. In the beginning of the novel an older and much wiser Gene looks over the school, and flashbacks

The Real Finny In A Separate Peace, John Knowles creates the character of Finny into a vulnerable, simpatico, and charismatic to illustrate how he is overcoming his insecurities on the inside, by portraying someone different on the outside. Finny is very vulnerable, throughout the book Finny lets his friends see how he is not perfect, even though he tries to because he feels as if he should live up to their expectations of how they portray Finny to be. Finny may be a hero, but he's far from invincible