1. Separate Peace
In A Separate Peace by John Knowels, the value of dealing with your feelings and dealing with your enemies is shown by Gene Forester, a student in Devon during World War 2 dealing with few human enemies, but his emotions create a circumstance far greater than any human enemy. "I never killed anybody," Gene had commented later in his adulthood, "And I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy Gene ... right, it is a game, and their sons are playing in that game and they are dyeing not for their country, but for the sins of others. He realized it but didn't believe it, Gene feels...
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- Approx Pages: 10
- Grade Level: High School