Back to category: English

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.

Seperate, but close

Even people with contrasting personalities can end up the best of friends. In A Separate Peace a novel

about the war by John Knowles, two teenage boys realize this. Gene and Finny are two completely different people, but despite their

differences, they have a strong friendship. They are best friends as well as roommates that attend Devon school in New Hampshire

during WWII. Even though Gene and Finny are best friends, they contrast in confidence, competitiveness, academics, and athletics.

Gene and Finny differ in confidence in many ways. Finny is very confident in that he is not afraid to just be himself. He plays

sports and happens to be very good at them. He wears a pink sweater and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. When he can’t play

sports, He gets a little upset, but still keeps a good attitude. He is very outgoing and can be himself. Gene on the other hand, has very

low self esteem and seems to be a follower of Finny. He is always tryin...

Posted by: Adriana Alvarez

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.