A Separate Peace Group

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nickdeezybabi
nickdeezybabi
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High School - 10th Grade

In "A Separate Peace", which of the main characters matures the most?

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Posted by nickdeezybabi on Wednesday March 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM and tagged with a separate peace, characters, mature.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    While the main characters in A Separate Peace all demonstrate maturity, the reader should see the most maturity in Gene.  Gene begins as an insecure outsider, jealous of those who seem to assimilate so well into the Devon culture.  By the end of the novel, he realizes (through Finny's example) that not everyone has selfish or ulterior motives.

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Wednesday March 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM


  2. engtchr5 Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    This question deserves a two-fold answer: While "Leper" Lepellier demonstrates maturity through his experience in the war and his reflection upon it, Gene is the one who truly comes to a new and more mature understanding by the end of this novel.

    He goes from being an alienated, introverted newcomer to being a campus "regular," whose understanding of others has progressed from cynical pessimism to near-adult comprehension of human diversity and its effects on behavior.

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    Posted by engtchr5 on Wednesday March 18, 2009 at 5:59 PM