Реферат: Artificial Vs Natural In A Seperate Peace

“…exposing a sincere emotion nakedly like that at Devon School was the

next thing to suicide” (Gene Pg. 40). He had “tremendous loyalty to the

class, as he did to any group he belonged to, beginning with him and me

and radiating outward towards spirits and clouds and stars.’ (Gene Pg.

34) He created Blitzball, a game which “brought his own athletic gifts

to their highest pitch”. (Gene Pg. 31) He had a desire to do good mixed

in with a disregard for the rules. He could talk himself out of any situation

and was described by Gene as being able to “shine”. After realizing that

he had been wrong about the competition between himself and Finny, Gene

came to the conclusion that “Only Phineas was never afraid, only Phineas

never hated anyone…all of them, except Phineas, constructed at infinite

cost to themselves these Maginot Lines against the enemy…” (Gene Pg.

196)

In John Knowles’s novel, A Separate Peace,

Finny acts naturally, while Gene acts artificially. Gene disguises himself

and is constantly worried about people’s opinions of him. His obsession

with grades and outdoing Finny causes him to believe that they are in competition.

Finny, on the other hand, is spontaneous, innocent, and natural. He does

not worry about praise or awards, but instead plays sports for pure enjoyment,

and has honest, open relationships with people. Both Finny and Gene are

very alike physically, but emotionally and mentally, they are as different

as two people can be.