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... In "A Separate Peace," the boys of summer are troubled my alienation and loss of self esteem. Knowles touches on how some of these kids, namely Gene and Finny, had slowly grown apart for reasons beyond their will. ... No one seemed to be at peace with eachother, and for Gene and Finny, not even with themselves. ... Prudhomme, Gene took a good look at the peace exerted by the campus. “Phineas was the essence of the careless peace. ... When he stood at the foot of that tree, it looked like he finally had reached his own peace with himself. ... Thats what alienation and these struggles can do to you as an individal. ... Knowles drew a good picture of Genes leftover trauma as he returned as a grown man. Did he completely find his own separate peace?
Approximate Word count = 895 Approximate Pages = 3.6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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