Joh Knowles Essay Examples

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An Analysis of War Realities in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (2427 words, 4 pages)

Nathan GourleyPd242500In John Knowles book A Separate Peace he communicates how the war in him was taking its toll on him. He uses the characters in a complicated plot to show the destructive forces of war. The characters, Gene and Finny, are the opposing forces in a struggle between the ... Read More

The Effect of Jealousy Towards Negative Emotions in a Seperate Peace by John Knowles (879 words, 2 pages)

A Peace of Mind That Shows to WellIn A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Genes jealousy towards Finny leads to Gene feeling negative emotions. Genes jealousy towards Finny leads Gene to feel insecure with himself. Not only does Genes jealousy lead to insecurity, it also leads Gene to deny many ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Finny in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (951 words, 2 pages)

In a Separate Peace by John Knowles there is a character Phineas other wise known as Finny. Finny is an honest and ignorant charismatic young boy of 16 who is outgoing. Finny is unknowing of his ability to manipulate people. Finny is a lover of basic simple life. This story ... Read More

Gene’s Journey to Maturity in a Separate Peace by John Knowles (2640 words, 4 pages)

A Separate PeaceA Separate Peace is a novel by John Knowles that is about prep school experiences during World War II. This book was a good story about an adolescents attempt to understand the world and himself. I enjoyed reading about Gene's journey towards maturity and the adult world.This book ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Separate Peace by Knowles (1310 words, 2 pages)

In Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, Gene is portrayed as an intelligent student who is motivated by academics. He is also a thinker that considers a situation from all sides before making a decision. Gene is also a person who follows all the rules and regulations. He always obeys his ... Read More

Gene Forrester’s Difficult Journey Towards Maturity in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (772 words, 4 pages)

Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult world is a main focus of the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene's journey begins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and the process continues until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time, Gene ... Read More

Dealing with Enemies in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (2243 words, 7 pages)

Dealing with enemies has been a problem ever since the beginning of time. In A Separate Peace by John Knowels, the value of dealing with your feelings and dealing with your enemies is shown by Gene Forester, a student in Devon during World War 2 dealing with few human enemies, ... Read More

A Look at the Five Main Characters in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (491 words, 3 pages)

Thesis The five main characters in John Knowles' A Separate Peace represent social stereotypes, according to some people.In his book A Separate Peace, John Knowles represents jocks with Phineas, a character who believes that sports are the key to life. Phineas is more of a sportsman than a jock. Real ... Read More

The Good Versus Evil in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1284 words, 5 pages)

Good Versus Evil Wars in A Separate PeaceJohn Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, portrays wars on three distinct levels. These levels could be described as outer, inner, and world. There is a very gooddefinition of these wars at the closing of the novel which shows us the levels"I could never ... Read More

A Character Analysis on Gene and Finny in “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles (504 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, there were two dominantcharacters. Gene who is the narrator and Finny who is Gene's best friend have agreat relationship shown in A Separate Peace. Finny whose real name is Phineashas three qualities, manipulation, athleticism, and is a strong leader.Manipulation is shown ... Read More

How power is used in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (1209 words, 5 pages)

Julie Gibson John Knowles' A Separate Peace depicts many examples of how power is used. In A Separate Peace, two opposing characters struggle for their own separate might. Gene Forrester, the reserved narrator, is weakened by his struggle for power. While, Phineas was inspired by his own power within. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles (557 words, 1 pages)

A Separate Peace is a novel about two boys lives and how they evolve during the course of WWII. The story was written by John Knowles, who also left home to attend a school at the age of 15. The story involves many instances in which the barriers between friendship ... Read More

An Analysis of Dichotomous Symbols in a Separate Peace by John Knowles (710 words, 1 pages)

The three dichotomous symbols in A Separate Peace by John Knowles reinforce the innocence and evil of the main characters, Finny and Gene. Beside the Devon School flow two rivers on opposite sides of the school, the Naguamsett and the Devon. The Devon provides entertainment and happiness for Gene and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1546 words, 2 pages)

Chapter 1 The narrator (Gene) returns to the Devon School in New Hampshire, that he graduated from 15 years earlier. He goes to a certain tree and switches back to the past. Phineas dares everyone to jump from a branch in the tree into the river. Phineas, and Gene both ... Read More

A Comparison of Gene and Phineas in Their Struggles in Attaining Power in “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles (818 words, 4 pages)

A Separate Peace Contrasting Gene and Phineas and the Struggle for PowerJulie Gibson John Knowles' A Separate Peace depicts many examples of how power isused. In A Separate Peace, two opposing characters struggle for their ownseparate might. Gene Forrester, the reserved narrator, is weakened by hisstruggle for power. While, Phineas ... Read More

The Three Symbols in the Novel Separate Peace by John Knowles (715 words, 3 pages)

A Separate Peace Three SymbolsThe three dichotomous symbols in A Separate Peace by John Knowlesreinforce the innocence and evil of the main characters, Finny and Gene. Besidethe Devon School flow two rivers on opposite sides of the school, the Naguamsettand the Devon. The Devon provides entertainment and happiness for Gene ... Read More

An Overview of the Things that Change in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1119 words, 5 pages)

A Separate Peace Finny - How Things ChangeIn the novel "A Separate Peace," by John Knowles, a boy named Genevisits his high school 15 years after graduating in order to find an inner peace. While attending the private boys school during the second World War, Gene'sbest friend Phineas died and ... Read More

The Social Stereotypes in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (496 words, 3 pages)

A Separate Peace Social Sterotypes Thesis The five main characters in John Knowles' A Separate Peace represent social stereotypes, according to some people.In his book A Separate Peace, John Knowles represents jocks withPhineas, a character who believes that sports are the key to life. Phineas ismore of a sportsman than ... Read More

A Review of John Knowles’ Novel A Separate Peace (1105 words, 5 pages)

Gene feels increasing hostility toward Finny before his fall from the tree. In the novel A SEPARATE PEACE by John Knowles, the hostility between Gene and Finny increase because of the competition inside of them both to be better then one another. It is about the increasing competition between Gene ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Themes in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (458 words, 4 pages)

Inthe book A Separate Peace by John Knowles, one of themain themes is the effectsof realism, idealism, and isolationism onBrinker, Phineas, and Gene. Thoughnot everyone can be describedusing one of these approaches to life, the approachescompletelyconform to these characters to create one realist, one idealist,and oneisolationist thereby providing the foundation ... Read More

Exploring the Antagonist in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” (1261 words, 4 pages)

We all confront antagonists in everyday life. In John Knowles, A Separate Peace, Gene, the protagonist confronts several different antagonists as he tries to mature throughout the book. The antagonists Finny, the war, and Genes own inner issues affect how fast he is able to start this process of maturing. ... Read More

An Analysis of Inner Peace in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1213 words, 2 pages)

In the novel "A Separate Peace," by John Knowles, a man named Gene visits his high school 15 years after graduating in an attempt to find an inner peace with himself. While attending Devon, his high school, during World War Two, Gene's roommate and best friend Phineas died partially because ... Read More

The Effects of War as Described in John Knowles’ Book “A Separate Peace” (3247 words, 5 pages)

A Separate Peace and A Real War In his book A Separate Peace John Knowles communicates what war really is. He uses a number of complex characters in a very complicated plot in order to convey the harsh, sad, cruel, destructive forces of war. The Characters Gene and Finny are ... Read More

An Analysis of Peace Amidst War in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1169 words, 2 pages)

A Separate Peace by John Knowles During World War II in the struggle for peace among nations comes a smaller, but still significant struggle, in a prep school boy becoming a man and waking up to reality. In the book A Separate Peace, the author John Knowles, creates the image ... Read More

A Comparison on a Separate Peace by John Knowles and a Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1294 words, 2 pages)

A Prayer For Owen Meany It is often the case in the novels with strong themes, that the author must rely on certain prearranged molds when shaping the major characters and their relationships with each other. These molded characters allow for the thematic content of the novel to be expressed ... Read More

Portrayal of Characters in Knowles’s Novel A Separate Peace (1310 words, 2 pages)

In Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, Gene is portrayed as an intelligent student who is motivated by academics. He is also a thinker that considers a situation from all sides before making a decision. Gene is also a person who follows all the rules and regulations. He always obeys his ... Read More

An Analysis of John Knowles’s Novel A Separate Peace (2640 words, 4 pages)

A Separate PeaceA Separate Peace is a novel by John Knowles that is about prep school experiences during World War II. This book was a good story about an adolescents attempt to understand the world and himself. I enjoyed reading about Gene's journey towards maturity and the adult world.This book ... Read More

Character Analysis of Gene Forester in a Separate Peace by John Knowles (2043 words, 3 pages)

In A Separate Peace by John Knowels, the value of dealing with your feelings and dealing with your enemies is shown by Gene Forester, a student in Devon during World War 2 dealing with few human enemies, but his emotions create a circumstance far greater than any human enemy. "I ... Read More

The Importance of the Minor Characters in a Separate Peace by John Knowles (945 words, 1 pages)

Without the minor characters the story "A Separate Peace" would be missing major points and it wouldnt run smoothly. The minor characters in the story play an important role in the way the story falls together and in causing Finny to die. The minor characters in this story set up ... Read More

The Symbolism Used in John Knowle’s “A Separate Peace” (1584 words, 2 pages)

In John Knowle's A Separate Peace, symbols are used to develop and advance the themes of the novel. One theme is the lack of an awareness of the real world among the students who attend the Devon Academy. The war is a symbol of the "real world", from which the ... Read More