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A Separate Peace Study Guide & Essays
The author John Knowles, like his narrator Gene, was from the south (West Virginia, to be exact), and sent off to an uppercrust boarding school in New England for polish before university. However, unlike Gene, Knowles was no academic whiz at boarding school; he came close to flunking out of school…
A Separate Peace study guide contains a biography of John Knowles, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
- Short Summary
- About A Separate Peace
- Character List
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-3
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 4-6
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 7-9
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 10-11
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who is the antagonist and why? and who is the protagonist and why?
is the title of the novel relevant to its content and why is the word 'peace' spelt the way it is?
Who do you think achieved a seperate peace? Finny? Gene? Leper?
describe how Gene manages to maintain controls when he is accused in the butt room
i don't even want to read this book.

