a Seperate peace
A Separate Peace written by John Knowles tells the story of two friends in their quest through school, war, friendships, and death. As the story moves on, so does Gene's and Finny's friendship. It goes through many changes as the characters themselves change. In the beginning of the story, Finny and Gene were inseparable. They were the founding members of The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session. But soon, jumping out of the tree all the time got old for Gene. Finny wasn't helping. He was obsessed over the idea of the Society. Then he started pulling Gene away from his schoolwork. Gene was upset by this and thought Finny was d
Gene's emotions were finally let out when he "nudged" the branch when Finny wanted to do a double jump. oing it on purpose - as a competition. However, every once in a while there seemed to be hostility between the two. Because it was obvious that they were getting no answers, they called in Leper. I think that overall, Gene and Finny were best friends who would do anything for each other. He was trying to fill a void that was missing in his life. When he was gone, Gene made up stories about Finny to show off in front of the other guys. I think this whole ordeal made Gene and Finny even better friends. He told everyone exactly what had happened. However, I don't know whether or not he succeeded. When the were at Leper's place, Finny slipped on the marble floor above the stairs and fell down. I feel that that is why Gene returned to Devon when he was older. That is why Gene always went with Finny on his excursions outside of schoolwork. But I do know that he will never forget Finny, Devon, or the year 1944.
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