A Separate Peace

I already have creativity and involment in war..thank you for your help.

You may want to consider that a lot of men (especially of the boys' ages) considered it their duty to serve their country in the time of war, whereas today, it's more of a choice, and a choice that is, in many circles, frowned upon.

I also think the boys in Devon were more informed about the progress of the war and cared more about what was going on in WWI than teens do today about what is going on in Iraq.

In a similar fashion, I think teens today help in different ways (i.e., writing letters to soldiers, sending school supplies, books, shoes to kids in Iraq) than teenagers would have then.