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Seperate Peice
On all levels, human beings struggle with their identity. In A Separate Peace by John
Knowles, Gene, the narrator, says, “I never killed anybody and never developed an
intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a
uniform; I was on active duty all the time at school; I killed my enemy there.” In the time
of World War 2, the summer of 1942, Gene stumbles across many conflicts; he cannot
figure himself out. Gene, the main character fought his own war; searching for his
identity, struggling with jealousy, and dealing with p...
On all levels, human beings struggle with their identity. In A Separate Peace by John
Knowles, Gene, the narrator, says, “I never killed anybody and never developed an
intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a
uniform; I was on active duty all the time at school; I killed my enemy there.” In the time
of World War 2, the summer of 1942, Gene stumbles across many conflicts; he cannot
figure himself out. Gene, the main character fought his own war; searching for his
identity, struggling with jealousy, and dealing with p...
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