Symbols are often used throughout the novel A Separate Peace, to help the reader .
distinguish between who or what is moral and immoral. One of the main symbols would be the .
Devon and Naguamsett Rivers. The second main symbol would be the Winter Carnival, which .
represented the peace and freedom that were considered as qualities of Finny. The third main .
symbol was the game of Blitzball. The symbols maintain and guide readers and help the readers .
recognize what is moral and what is not in the novel.
The crucial thing for the readers is to know how deeply the war has affected Devon. .
Therfore, Gene, who was the narrator of the story, described the two rivers, the Devon and .
Naguamsett. The Devon River symbolized peace because the war did not really affect the .
people in Devon, but the Naguamsett River represented Europe where the war was taking .
place with all the battles. Gene compares the two rivers; the Naguamsett River being the "ugly, .
saline, fringed with marsh, mud and seaweed," and Devon being "fresh-water above the .
dam."Also, when Gene fell into the Naguamsett River and had to take a shower, he said, " I had .
taken a shower to wash off the sticky salt of the Naguamsett River -- going into the Devon .
River was like taking a refreshing shower itself, you never had to clean up after it, but the .
Naguamsett River was something else entirely." He was trying to make it seem like he was .
infected with the filth, which represented the war and wanted to clean him so he could keep his .
innocence and peace. Therefore, these two rivers helped readers get to know two things: .
Gene's thoughts on the war and how the war touched Devon and Europe.
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Secondly, The Winter Carnival was created as a celebration in the depressing weather; the .
Winter Carnival becomes a simile for the know-how to create peace and freedom in an .
environment that was exposed by rules and laws. During the Carnival, the students and staff .
So they created a separate peace. ... Finny found his separate peace within his denial. ... This is where Gene and Finny find a separate peace. ... He wished to clear his separate peace. ... Given these facts, Gene received his separate peace through Finny. ...
Separate Peace In John Knowles book A Separate Peace he communicates how the war in him was taking its toll on him. ... (Knowles, 32) This is what Gene stands for in the book A Separate Peace. ... This is the start of a separate peace. ... This is like Finny's world of a separate peace. ... Finny has created a separate peace at Devon that he substitutes for the real war. ...
A Separate Peace is a mind riveting novel dealing with adolescent development and one boy's struggle to understand himself and the world in times of turmoil. ... I feel that the novel A Separate Peace is truly focused on two wars. ... I think it is interesting that John Knowles named his novel A Separate Peace. "A separate peace" refers to the Devon School that Gene attends. ... A Separate Peace is definitely a mind bending novel. ...
A Separate Peace was written by active author John Knowles from his real experiences and personal struggles. ... The primary setting of A Separate Peace is at the Devon School. ... A Separate Peace considers two conflicts: man against man and man against himself. ... The style of A Separate Peace is realistic. ... I would recommend A Separate Peace to everyone who has eyes to read it or someone to read it to them. ...
A Separate Peace was written by active author John Knowles from his real experiences and personal struggles. ... The primary setting of A Separate Peace is at the Devon School. ... A Separate Peace considers two conflicts: man against man and man against himself. ... The style of A Separate Peace is realistic. ... I would recommend A Separate Peace to everyone who has eyes to read it or someone to read it to them. ...
John Knowles's A Separate Peace was a wonderful story about friendship and life. ... I didn't really have a "favorite part" of A Separate Peace, nor did I have a favorite character. ... John Knowles A Separate Peace is a wonderful book that teaches a lot about friendship and trust. ...
A "Separate Peace" (published in 1960) takes place during the Second World War in a New England Prep School called Devon (based on Phillips Exeter Academy). ... The main characters Gene and Finny are always struggling between the "separate peace" and the real war. ... The war in Europe took away the peace from the boys, affected them, and influenced them to be ready for what was coming to them. ... Even thought he tried to hide it by making the Separate Peace, in which he and Gene practiced for Olympics. ... Even Finny who was thought to be in a "Separate Peace" admitted the reality of th...
A Separate Peace A Separate Peace true relates to a person going through adolescence. ... He seems to be at peace with him self when things around him are at peace as well. ... Him seeing the women's face on men's bodies and human parts on chairs and tables shows that he was not at peace anymore. He needs to be in the woods or oust side to be a peace. ...
In general the setting is its own separate peace. ... The winter carnival is an example that shows the students at the school creating their own separate peace. ... Finny successfully creates his own separate peace by creating a fantasy world. ... In this novel, A Separate Peace is shown through different examples. ... A separate peace for some is what resolves a problem that can have an effect on someone's life. ...
