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A Seperate Peace Essay

A Separate Peace
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The novel A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles, is a dramatic story about friendship and loyalty. The book starts out during present day where a now grown up Gene goes back to his old school, Devon Academy, to reflect on his childhood. At the empty school, Gene starts having frightful memories of his past. The story then goes to a flashback of when Gene attended this academy. It’s the summer of 1942 and World War II is raging on. Gene and Phineas, two inseparable companions, are trying to enjoy their last couple of months as kids, before they get drafted for war. Phineas is an athletic, light spirited, and very naive kind of guy. Gene on the other hand, is more of the academic type. He is easily taken over by jealousy and envy for Phineas. During their stay at Devon, they find fun by jumping from a tree into a river. One day Gene and Finny go to the tree and decide to jump off together. Curr...

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