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Separate peace and The Dead Poets Society

Within A Separate Peace and The Dead Poets Society, there lie many parallels. First, within these two pieces there is a similar theme-ones transition into adulthood. In A Separate Peace, the transitions began when the characters found themselves faced with the war. For example, Gene was confronted with choosing between the safety and security of the school, or to face the horrors, confusions of the war. The war began transitions because as one enters a war, their innocence is lost, and replaced with the brutal reality of adulthood. In A Dead Poet’s Society, this transition occurred when the students were taught ‘Carpe Diem’. This taught the boys to seize each day by their teacher, Mr. Keating. No matter the outcome, good or bad, the ones who determined their future would be the boys themselves. Thus, their transition into adulthood was dependant upon themselves.

Second, within A Separate Peace and the Dead Poet...

Posted by: Gabrielle Gooch

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