A Seperate Peace
While reading any peace of literature, a significant event in that story can lead to a further understanding of the characters involved with the incident, and/or the novel itself. In the book A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, one character makes a horrible mistake that not only advanced the reader’s understanding of the novel, but also leads to that characters fall. Jean Forrester, the narrator of the story, made a fatal decision that led to the death of his best friend, along with an understanding of the emotional problems that caused his decision.Finny was not only Gene’s best friend, but also the person that Jean envied throughout the novel. Jean wanted more than anything in the world to be as slick and athletic as Finny. When Jean and Finny had mis
sed a dinner toward the start of the novel, Finny was able to talk his way out of any trouble with his smooth talk that Jean was envious of. Soon later a major conflict between Jean and Finny occurred when Finny wore a bright pink shirt to the celebration for the first Allied bombing of Central Europe. This hinted the reader of a spark of anger within Gene that Finny could virtually escape and get away with anything. The day of Finny’s slick talking to get him out of trouble for missing dinner, and getting away with wearing a pink shirt to a celebration, foreshadowed the anger that was building up inside of Gene. Towards the end of chapter four, Gene committed the mistake that led to a better understanding of Gene’s character. When Finny and Gene decid
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Approximate Word count = 516
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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