Separate Peace
A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a novel that focuses on the complex nature of two characters named Gene and Finny’s relationship. ... The title describes the boys’ strive to obtain a peace separate from that of the rest of the world which was at war. ... The weaving of peace and war throughout A Separate Peace symbolizes how the innocence of the youth becomes corrupted by the cruel reality associated with adulthood. ... The summer session represents the peace.