The Motif Of War In A Separate

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going to enlist. Tomorrow.' I felt a thrill when he said it. This was the logical climax of the whole misbegotten day, this whole out-of-joint term at Devon. I think I had been waiting for a long time for someone to say this so that I could entertain these decisive words myself." Another reference to real warfare was that they were always talking about the seniors and that they had to take special preparation courses so that they would be prepared to enlist in the military. "The class above, seniors, draft-bait, practically soldiers, rushed ahead of us toward the war. They were caught up in accelerated courses and first-aid programs and a physical hardening regimen, which included jumping from this tree." Even Gene tried to come to pace with the war and he got involved as an assistant crew manger to gain experience in commanding troops. Another direct reference to the war is the absence of maids in the school. Throughout their other years at Devon, there were always ...

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found an old medicine ball and made up a game on the spot. "'Let's make it have something to do with war,' suggested Bobby Zane. 'Like a blitzkrieg or something.'" They later renamed it Blitzball in order to keep it simple. A blitzkrieg is a German word meaning lightening-war. Since it was wartime, they did almost everything pertaining in some respect towards the war. These games were another representation of the motif of war in this novel, A Separate Peace.
The motif of war is carried on through warlike conflicts between characters. One of the first warlike conflicts I encountered was between Gene and Cliff Quackenbush, the crew manager in which Gene was the assistant. Like in a ...

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