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Free Essay Submitted by bignerds on 06/28/2008 08:11 PM
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A Separate Peace - Finding Peace
In the John Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, we can see a suggestion of a universal "separate peace," a "separate peace" which anyone can find within themselves. Throughout this novel we can see how each character finds their own peace. We can also see that the simplest acts are the things that give them peace, and that there are some times that everyone can find peace for just a short time.
For Gene finding peace was very complicated. It was through pain, suffering, questioning, and guilt that he was finally able to find serenity. It was not until he was able to accept himself and the enemy within himself that he could talk about what had happened and find peace. When he was finally able to communicate his feelings with Finny they were both able to accept who they were and what happened.
The road to peace was effortless for Finny. Finny always seemed to be happy and at peace, but he was especially at peace when he was getting in trouble, debating, or in the midst of total chaos. Two specific times in the book where Finny was at total peace I feel were at the headmaster's tea. Where he wore a tie as belt and was discussing his thoughts on the war. A second time was at the winter carnival. When everything was in disarray he sat upon his chair with a grin on his face. Finny enjoyed moments of confusion and complication; what seemed wrong and improper to everyone else seemed perfectly sane to Finny.
Two other characters that were able to find peace with themselves were Brinker and Leper. For Brinker the times when he had complete control and power he was happiest, this is why when Brinker took total pleasure from putting Gene on trial. Leper who went insane at war found peacefulness by just simply going back to where he came from, home. For Leper home was a safe place where nothing bad could happen. At particular point in the novel where I saw almost everyone at peace was at the winter carnival, for just a short time everyone...
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