Keystone 11th Grade English: A Separate Peace, Honors

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

5. In the novel, there is a definition of "Separate Peace." What is it? How else can this term

be applied to the novel?

candiceAugust 6, 2009 at 2:36 PM
A Separate Peace is a war novel without tanks, guns, or bullets; it is the shadow of war and the knowledge of its approach that affects the characters.

This definition can be applied to the novel because even through there is a war going there is even a bigger war in each separated characters in this novel. Every character wants to find peace in their self. So it’s a war in their minds that does not require tanks, guns, and bullets just their thoughts. For example in the novel the fact that Gene does not want to play sports he sees “violence of football as mirroring battlefield violence, and he imagines tennis balls turning into bullets.” Gene does not want to become Finny,
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CoachZee1212August 20, 2009 at 9:46 PM
The phrase "separate peace" refers to a nation's agreement to cease military hostilities with another, even though the former country had previously entered into a military alliance with other states that remain at war with the latter country. In the story, Brinker dropped the mock trial thing after Finny died. He hadn't stopped believing that Gene shook the branch, but he now felt responsible in part for Finny's death. Brinker isn't on Gene's side, but he's given up on fighting him, much like a seperate peace applies to war.
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