A Seperate Peace

Peace only comes at the price of great struggle and sacrifice for most people. In essence, it only comes when you have defeated the enemy, or the enemy has defeated you. John Knowles was able to capture the subtle goal and essence of his novel by titling it A Separate Peace. A Separate Peace is a story about Gene Forrester, the protagonist of the story, and his constant struggle with the underlying emotional conflicts present …

…Devon with Finny’s death. His brain had cleared from its envious cloudiness and was finally at rest. There were no more battles to be fought, no more enemies to be killed. His guilt had been erased, and all doubts of himself and his actions defeated. Phineas’ greatest gift to Gene was given posthumously. It was not all the fun times that they experienced, but the uninterrupted peace within oneself that he had always enjoyed.