Реферат: A Separate Peace Essay Research Paper Breaking

own, like when he chooses to go shovel snow on the railroad. Not just that but he also finds himself

not second guessing every move he makes. By the end of the novel he no longer sees Finny as a

demigod but a normal human being. After his transformation to a mature, confident adult he

states, “ I could see the amount of fear I had lived in.” (2)

On the other hand Phineas’s transformation is more of a lost than a gain. At the beginning

of the novel he is a confident , athletic, and a handsome young man. He is seen like super natural

God in the eyes of many, especially his peers and teachers. Gene describes Finny as “the essence of

this careless peace.” (17) Whatever Finny says to do people follow it. He created the Super Suicide

Society, made a winter carnival at Devon and invented the sport of Blitzball. This sport brought

about “his own athletic gifts to their highest pitch.” this right here demonstrated his godly abilities.

(31) Another example of his this inner confidence is when he breaks the swimming record. Gene is

the only one to witness Fiiny breaking the record. The thing is Finny does not want he broke the

record. Phineas knows his ability but wants to keep it a secret. When Gene pushes Finny of the tree

the beginning of the transformation occurs. It was as if his “godliness” was taken away when he

injured his leg. He came down to normal humanity with the fall, as if an angel lost its wings.

In conclusion, just things everything changes with time so do the characters in John

Knowles’s A Separate Peace. Gene, Phineas, and Leper find themselves growing up and

transforming from boys to men. Transitions through adolescence cause change and these boys

have plenty of to experience in the two sessions. Their attitude towards who they are and life in

general change.