...Gene’s Slowly Growing Green-Eyed Monster “It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock. The meat it feeds on.” This quote from William Shakespeare’s “Othello” portrays jealousy in an accurate way. In John Knowles’ novel, “A Separate Peace,” Gene Forrester is the host body of this “green-the eyed monster.” When I first read this novel, I noticed that as Gene’s emulousness grows, more beleaguered he becomes. Gene’s best friend Phineas is an extraordinary athlete. Gene instinctively caused him to fall out of a tree, hindering him from participating sports forever, which later contributes to his cause of premature death. Gene’s world becomes shambolic. He has always admired Phineas, and maybe if he wasn’t aware of it, he has been emulous. Because Gene causes Phineas to fall due to his emulousness possessing him, he becomes beleaguered. Gene Forrester may not be aware of it, but he is emulous. Early in the novel, when Phineas has gotten himself into some trouble, he used his charm to avoid punishment. After this occurrence, Gene says, “Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him a little, which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best fried a little.” This evidence shows that even in the beginning of the novel, he envied...
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... Chocolate cake had begun to seem rather lackluster as of lately, Ponyboy found. As weeks went by, breakfast had become nothing more than a prescribed experience, serving as a bitter reminder of better times at its most- an annoying necessity at its least. The belated onset of both denial and resentful acceptance, respectively to those of differing maturity, had opened the floodgates to an insurmountable sense of apathy- an apathy that had, with no hesitation, swept through the gang’s very being, taking the joyful connotations of breakfast with it. Consequently, Ponyboy sat in solitude, dwarfed by a pile of willfully neglected dishes, as he scowled down at an uninspiring slice of chocolate cake. This apathy, he decided, was much like an entity of its own. A being, a living creature, with thoughts and feelings, motives and aspirations. Humanizing it, Pony believed, would at least allow him to find sense of pity for the force that had tainted the very core of his family. Sodapop had been its first victim. Only days after the death of Dallas Winston, he had already lost his grip on his former mindset. Gone was the boyish optimism, the warm sincerity, and in its place stood the impassive mask of one who had succumbed to the harsh grasp of reality. Ponyboy met that mask by the next morning, as he was forced to meet Sodapop’s clouded eyes. No, he had told himself. This is not my Soda. This is not him- not my brother, never my brother. Light had streamed into the dim room, giving...
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...Forrester In the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene Forrester experiences much personal growth. He starts off the book jealous and suspicious of his best friend Phineas, and by the end he has grown into a more mature adult, who thinks more rationally. He overcomes his insecurities and addresses his impulsive nature. This is all accomplished through Phineas’ injury and death. Gene fights this internal war and defeats his own demons before ever going overseas to be a part of World War II. In the first chapters of A Separate Peace, Phineas displays his abilities to talk his way out of trouble. About this Gene says, “It was hypnotism. I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him...
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...A Separate Peace Essay Introduction John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace is the story of Gene Forrester who struggles to come to grips with the guilt over his role in a traumatic event from his childhood. The novel, told as a flashback from the perspective of an adult Gene, looks back on his friendship with a private school classmate and Gene’s destructive feelings of jealousy, fear, and anger. Assignment Write a 3-5 page literary analysis that explores one of the attached essay topics. Structure You might want to think of a five-paragraph structure, but because of the length requirements, you may need to expand on that to adequately explore your topic. Intro: This should include a “hook,” background information, and a thesis. It should clearly lay out what you are going to discuss in your essay. Body: Provide analysis and supporting evidence. Mention several key events or moments from the novel. Include at least three carefully chosen quotes to help capture larger ideas from the novel. Blend them in with your own writing. Conclusion: Finalize your argument with final thoughts related to the main idea. Reminders: This is a literary essay so there should be no uses of “I” or “you.”Include an original title to capture interest. Requirements Your essay should have the following: ✓ A clear argument of opinion and purpose expressed in a thesis statement and introduction...
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...Morgan Ilsley 6th period November 17, 2016 A Separate Peace Essay This book “A Separate Peace” was written by John Knowles. The genre is naturalism. The setting of the novel, “A Separate Peace”, reveals that Finny is athletic, unmotivated, and brave. In the this essay you will see how John Knowles reveals how Finny is all three of these characteristics. Now I will be telling how Finny is athletic. This book reveals that Finny is athletic. One example would in chapter three when Finny broke the school swimming record without even trying to, but sadly no one was there to confirm that he did it so it didn't count. Another example would be in chapter 3 when he created the game blitz ball, he made it very challenging and he was the only one...
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...ESSAY A Essay A is a summary of the book A Separate Peace. It is a summary because, it goes through the book and describes the entire book and the characters. It is more descriptive on the subjects and characters. It talk about how Gene Foster went to a private high school in New Hampshire. And how he finds out something terrible that happened. And that the book starts out with a flash back. He meets the hero Finny and how Finny is brave, outspoken, athletic, bright, funny, and an enigma. Were a précis would have just said the point of the book and not gone over the plot, just the meaning of the plot. ESSAY B...
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...Sample Critical Lens Essay • With the person sitting next to you, read the essay below. (2-3 min) • What are the parts of the critical lens essay? (5-10 min) o Label the parts of the introduction (REAL) o Make a list of the parts of the body paragraphs • Be ready to share out your findings. (2-3 min) “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” -Anne Frank Anne Frank said, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” This means that even if people do bad things, deep down they are still good people that care for other human beings and have feelings. I agree with this statement. In the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck and the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the characters Kino and Gene are still good at heart despite the bad things they may have done. In the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino is a young Mexican man who finds a valuable pearl. Before finding the pearl, Kino has a peaceful life with his wife, Juana and his son, Coyotito. Kino finds a pearl and people try to take advantage of him to get their hands on the pearl. Because of this, Kino is driven to do things he normally would not and the mood of the story turns dark. He beats a man who tries to attack him, he beats his wife for trying to get rid of the pearl and the bad luck it is causing Kino’s family and finally, he kills a man who tries to take the pearl away...
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...Mohamad Al-Ramahi S.Myers English 10-7 17 November 2016 ASP Essay A Separate Peace Essay In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles the setting of the novel is a boarding school named Devon.Devon is located in New Jersey during World War 2 between 1942 and 1943.This setting helps reveal Gene as a character by showing Genes reaction to events,his emotions toward Finny, and his attitude towards the war. Genes reactions to events show how he thinks Finny is trying to set him up so Finny can stay on top.Gene believed that Finny purposely made them late back to school by taking a morning swim so Gene could fail his trigonometry test.After failing his test and participating in other activity Gene returns to his room and looks back and thinks...
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...others wither and die. A Separate Peace is a book that deals with friendships, but not just any kind of friendships, the friendships of three high-school boys. Friendship is the most visible theme in the book and is apparent in many situations. Finny, Gene, and Leper attend Devon, an all-boys academy. Throughout the year, the three boys got very close, especially Finny and Gene. Because friendship is based on mutual need, Finny and Gene became best friends. It is mentioned many times near the end of the book that Gene feels he is a part of Finny, which is exactly how a good friendship is described. Each of the boys have their own unique personality...
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...world today such as equality before the law, freedom of speech, right to a private property and many more (Doyle, Liberal Internationalism: Peace, War and Democracy, 1997). Therefore, there are barely any disputes between first world countries which embrace democracy and liberalism as the main doctrine of their governance. This essay argues about the impact of democracy towards peace and how comes peace is embraced successfully among the representatives of democracy. Following paragraphs briefly explain liberalism’s role in today’s world and society, how liberalism reflects in business, what...
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...Ethics Essay ETH/316 May 21, 2014 University of Phoenix Ethics Essay This week's reading assignment covered many aspects of ethics. In this written assignment, we are asked to compare the similarities and differences between three types of ethical behavior, virtue, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. To understand the three separate ethic behaviors, I must first define them. Virtue ethics deals with a person’s character, their inward behavior. If a person’s character is good, then so are his or her choices and actions. A person should always strive for excellence in everything that they do. Virtue ethics is not team-based; it’s all about the good of a particular person and how he or she think and act on a daily basis. An example of virtue ethics is, me being in line at the grocery store, the person ahead of me does not have enough money to complete his purchase, so I pay the difference to help him out. Utilitarianism ethics is different from virtue ethics because it promotes the greatest amount of good to a group. Utilitarianism is not individually based, it is more people based. Best described when a person sacrifices a little, in order to get more in return. A personal example of utilitarianism could be the time I was babysitting my niece and two nephews. Instead of me watching basketball on the television, I allowed them to watch a children’s movie in order to gain peace and quiet throughout the house. I gave up the television for the greater...
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...Final Essay HIST103 Assignments 2000 Word Essay (Summative) “What were the sources from which the early Church drew its impulse towards mission, and how did they structure their identity and communities to impact the world with the Gospel? In this essay I am going to discuss the motivating factors and forces that activated the passion and desire of the early church Christians. The sources I will dwell on are Scripture and religious experiences even though they are also other factors which were involved. The historical evidence of the input of the early church cannot be under rated or taken lightly as they touched the world with the Gospel. I will also dwell on some of the sources which they drew their motivation towards mission and how they structured it. The commonly held sources are scripture, tradition, revelation, reason and experience. These are impossible to fully isolate one from the other scripture has originated from reasoned understandings of things revealed to humans by God, nature or experience and has been documented in light of pre-existent traditions that have developed by interpreting earlier events. Our sources of theology deserve the same scrutiny, for many of the same reasons, as our worldviews. The commonly held sources of scripture, tradition, revelation, reason and experience are impossible to fully separate one from another. Scripture has resulted from reasoned understandings of things revealed to humans by God, nature or experience and has been recorded...
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...Munachonga Banji David St. Aubin PHL 102-004 November 10, 2016 Commentary In the essays “Famine, Affluence and Morality” by Peter Singer and “Poverty and Parenthood” by Stuart Rachel, both authors argue on their different viewpoint of what is morally right when it comes to preventing suffering and what hinders us to prevent or reduce that suffering. They both agree that donation to charity to reduce suffering is a short term solution, while reducing the population on the planet is a permeant solution to the suffering of starvation. They argue that it is our individual duty to make reasonable choices that will help prevent the suffering, but their view on what these choices are differs. In his essay, Perter Singer argues that affluent nations have the duty to prevent avoidable poverty and death in poorer nations. He states that our negative actions towards the suffering caused by poverty and death are not justifiable. By ignoring the suffering, we as a society are taking life for...
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...Stilling of the Storm The canonical gospels are a result of the spreading of the news of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Therefore, they must be studied when interested in gathering an account of Jesus’ life and death. The synoptic gospels include the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is assumed that the author of the Gospel According to Mark wrote his gospel first and therefore becomes a blueprint for the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Therefore the synoptic gospels have similar events, structure, and timeframes. One major event in all three synoptic gospels is the story of the stilling of the storm. Assuming markan priority, this paper will discuss the Gospel According to Mark’s command that Jesus uses to rebuke the wind and sea: “Peace! Be still!” The stilling of the storm is a triple tradition event, meaning it is found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This event is contained in the passages of Mark 4:35-41, Matt 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25. Some similarities throughout this particular event are very evident and can be shown through the main course of events in the pericope. The first similarity is all gospels have Jesus asleep in the boat during a storm. Another similarity is that Jesus rebukes the natural elements and comments on the disciples’ lack of faith. Another important similarity is that the disciples question the authority of Jesus when the wind and water obey him. These three similarities lay out the foundation of this pericope and therefore, the differences...
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...Synthesis Essay: Archetypes As a person progresses in age, or experiences traumatic situations, it is common that the innocence once possessed as a child can dissipate. Innocence can be easily viewed as temporal due to its tendency to falter in a myriad amount of people. Loss of innocence is a prevalent archetypal theme in Star Wars, Grapes of Wrath, Lord of the Flies, A Separate Peace, and Swing Kids. Although all novels display this archetypal theme well, the character Tom in Grapes of Wrath suffers the greatest loss of innocence due to the tragic effects of the Great Depression and the crime he participates in. In Star Wars, a young man, Luke Skywalker, who has lost his parents, lives with his aunt and uncle and is brought into a world of violence on his mission to become a Jedi. He encounters the ultimate archetypal devil figure, Darth Vader. Darth represents the darkness humanity possesses. Although Luke’s encounters with supernatural beings and death are frequent in the film Star Wars, this sharply contrasts with the isolation Tom Joad faces in Grapes of Wrath. While Luke’s loss of innocence is accepted as a way of life in Star Wars, including killing clones and destroying an entire planet, Tom’s inability to tolerate injustice, resulting in violence, is a crime in the world of his character. Essentially, Luke’s loss of innocence brings him closer to the people in the world he is surrounded by; his destroying of the Death Star is an act of bravery. Tom kills men who...
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