A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace is a novel about two boy's lives and how they evolve
during the course of WWII. The story was written by John Knowles, who also left
home to attend a school at the age of 15. The story involves many instances in
which the barriers between friendship and rivalry are cited. One of the main
characters of the story, Phineas, often demonstrates that it is important to be
yourself and try to make the best out of a situation whenever confronted by one.
Phineas is athletic, friendly, and competitive.
Phineas is a very athletic person. He seems to be good at any sport he
tries and all of it comes without practice or post-effort. During the course of
his stay at Devon, Phineas wins several awards in all the sports he plays in.
One day while the others are away, Phineas and Gene go to the gym and Phineas
breaks the school time trial record for swimming. If Gene was not injured by
his fall out of the tree then he would be able to compete in the......
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