1. What is the "separate peace" that Gene feels he has achieved? How has it affected the rest of his life?
2. Find several examples of the way in which Knowles uses the natural world (e.g., the tree, the rivers) to introduce and express the novel's important themes. Do you think these images work well as symbolism? Why?
3. What is the place of sports in the life of the boys at Devon? How does Knowles use sports to help.....
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