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A Separate Peace: An Analysis - Term Papers

A Separate Peace: An Analysis

The classic " A Separate Peace" is a challenging novel that everyone should read. Upon completing this novel I pondered many questions in my mind. I certainly was not ready for the harsh realities that were given in this story. My measly 15 years of life hadn't prepared me for the lessons I reading. To travel with these young men through a journey of their lives was exhausting.
Gene and Finney seemed to be the best of friends. They were even the same height. Finney has no fear. Gene seems to have too much fear. Gene the scholar, Finney the athlete. So different yet so alike. Finney is always pushing the limit, living on the edge. Like when he decided to try and break the school swim ...

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this concept requires and older persons maturity to understand.
Jumping off a tree into the river once is an adventure, continually attempting this act is crazy. Finney was in control of this situation. Gene hated this ritual. He continued to do it because Finney said so. It seems that Gene disliked the fact that Finney had this control over him. Could this possibly be the reason that Gene shook the branch that day? Now Finney would no longer have such control over him. Could these have been the intentions of Gene that day? This scenario needs the maturity of an adult to fully understand. Personally I am not sure of the exact intents of the scene. It just seems that Gene is continually struggling with himself.
Then there is the war. The way Finney always ignored the fact that there really was a war in progress. This seems strange. Gene didn't really believe that the war was not real. However, it seemed easier to think of it through the eyes of Finney than to accept the reality of ...

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Added: 7/6/2008 04:28:38 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
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