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A Separate Peace Study Guide

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by John Knowles
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  Introduction

  Overview

  Author Biography

  About the Author

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Gene Forrester, the story's first person narrator, tells of his return to Devon, the stately New England school he attended fifteen years prior. As he walks the grounds he notes with disapproval that the buildings are now preserved with a glossy varnish, lending an unreal, museum-like quality to the campus. Looking back, Gene now understands something of the constant fear that he and his classmates endured then, living as draft-aged young men during the time of the Second World War. His memories heavy upon him, Gene slogs through muddy fields in pouring rain, arriving at a fog-shrouded river. There, he locates a significant tree from his youth, identifying it by certain scars on its trunk and by its one large branch, which stretches out over the water. Gene marvels at how this tree, which ... (read more)
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13

  Characters

  Setting

  Social Concerns

  Social Sensitivity

  Techniques

  Thematic Overview

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Topics for Discussion

  Ideas for Reports and Papers

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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