A Separate Peace

In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, a schoolboy and his friend go through a dramatic struggle that demonstrates the idea that when opposites attract there could be dire consequences. Finny an all around athlete and popular kid has a misfortunate accident when he falls from a tree. Gene a thorough student is annoyed at times with Finny’s wild attitude. Finny is forced to come back to school in a cast and …

…other when they go out of their way to be more like the other person. They can’t accept that they have differences. Gene eventually finds himself on trial where his innocence towards Finny is at stake. Finny tries to accept the truth, but it hits him overwhelmingly and he takes another critical fall down, this time down a set of stairs. Gene will never forget what Finny brought to his life and Devon school.