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A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene and Phineas and the Struggle for Power
John Knowles' A Separate Peace depicts many examples of how power
is used. In A Separate Peace, two opposing characters struggle for their
own separate might. Gene Forrester, the reserved narrator, is weakened by
his struggle for power. While, Phineas was inspired by his own power within.
The novel conveys how peace can weaken or inspir ....
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.... shirt and the Devon School tie
as his belt. We here, again, see him as the spontaneous individual who "can
get away with anything" (p.18). Phineas' nature inspired Mr. Patch-Withers,
a teacher at Devon. Phineas has an eloquence about himself, allowing him to
get by with so much. Phineas "might have rather enjoyed the punishment if
it was done in some kind of novel and known way" (p.20). Even with
negative actions, Phineas can enjoy a situation if it prese ....
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