A Separate Peace
Beginning of paper
The theme suggested in the closing paragraph of the novel is that people create their own enemy and then they defend themselves laboriously and obsessively against their imaginary enemy. They develop a particular frame of mind in
order to allay the fear that arises while facing their nonexistent e ....
Middle of paper
.... innocent to have such thought. Furthermore, Finny being a carefree person does not even care about his own grades, certainly not Gene's grades. Gene does not realize this, perhaps he simply does not want to admit the truth. He has created an enemy
o protect himself from acknowledging that he is not completely satisfied with his character, or lack of character and individuality.
Gene soon realizes that Finny is not trying to be his rival. However, this realization only makes Gene angrier wi ....
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Word count: 759
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
