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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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antagonist and protagonist?

who is the antagonist and why? and who is the protagonist and why?

Posted By magatha g #101253 at Aug 18, 2009 9:10 AM 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 || 5 replies

Who really achieved a "seperate peace"?

Who do you think achieved a seperate peace? Finny? Gene? Leper?

Posted By jennifer g #102545 at Aug 31, 2009 4:47 PM in A Separate Peace || 0 replies

describe how Gene manages to maintain controls when he is accused in the butt room

i don't even want to read this book.

Posted By martine d #102275 at Aug 29, 2009 10:57 AM in A Separate Peace || 1 reply