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... John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, is about an adolescent boy, Gene Forrester, who struggles to achieve peace within himself. ... Through the examination of Gene’s feelings, Gene recognising his responsibility for Finny’s accident, and by bringing Gene back to the school to confront his haunting memories of 15 years, Knowles demonstrates that through his pain and maturity, Gene has confronted his demons and finally made peace with himself.
The novel, A Separate Peace also implies that adolescence involves a personal war with adulthood and the innocence and loss of childhood.
Approximate Word count = 612 Approximate Pages = 2.4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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