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by John Knowles

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…

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what was finnys relationship with his teachers.

what does the teachers attitude toward finny suggest about his personality.

Posted By tyler w #92577 at May 08, 2009 7:11 AM in A Separate Peace || 0 replies

Alternate Title

Can anyone think of an alternate title and some reasons why?

Posted By kay e #83585 at Mar 09, 2009 5:34 PM in A Separate Peace || 1 reply

finny

what is finny's relationship with his teachers? what does the teachers' attitude torward finny suggest about his personality?

Posted By mitch b #69535 at Nov 18, 2008 7:39 PM in A Separate Peace || 1 reply

title

is the title of the novel relevant to its content and why is the word 'peace' spelt the way it is?

Posted By kurbie q #4154 at Sep 07, 2005 9:48 PM in A Separate Peace || 4 replies