A Separate Peace: Antagonists And Gene
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We all confront antagonists in everyday life. In John Knowles, A
Separate Peace, Gene, the protagonist confronts several different
antagonists as he tries to mature throughout the book. The antagonists
Finny, the war, and Gene’s own inner issues affect how fast he is able to
start this process ....
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.... already good at. Finny also affects
Gene’s decision to enlist in World War II. When Finny found out about Gene
joining the war he wasn’t supportive of his decision to enlist. That
slowed down Gene’s maturing because in order to mature you can’t back down
on your decisions just to please another person.. However, Finny isn’t the
only thing that affects Gene and his maturing process.
The war acts as an antagonistic force toward Gene because it forces
him to mature too fast. Wh ....
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