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A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester - Term Papers

A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester

Sometimes in life a person may look back upon events that have
occurred in their lives and realize that they have reached a point in which
they are ready to move on. One can see this happen to the character Gene
Forrester in the novel A Separate Peace. For fifteen years of his life Gene
Forrester felt guilt and remorse because he thought that he had caused the
death of his best friend Finny. Looking back on the death of his best
friend Gene realized that although he had suffered terrible guilt upon the
death of his friend for many years, eventually he been able to overcome
these feelings of guilt.
The surroundings of Devon, Gene's school, made him emotionally
unstable. The surroundings ...

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these feelings of guilt might stay with him
forever, he must learn how to live them.
Although, Gene lived a hard life, he still had to go on with it.
Throughout a persons life they undergo many challenges and obstacles, which
they have to overcome. Though there are many ways to do this, I feel that
Gene did it both the wrong and right way. By going to the Navy Gene only
buried his guilt temporarily, but did not fully overcome his fears, which
hurt him later on. However, eventually, in time Gene learned how to cope
with and deal with his feelings. One can learn from this that,”time heals
all wounds”. ...

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Added: 7/10/2004 02:34:58 AM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
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