The first of these situations occurs when Leper, a friend of Finny and Gene, and a student at Devon school enlists into the army during world war two. Leper escapes from the reality of the war by letting go of his mind. Gene, the main character, goes to visit Leper when he returns from the war after receiving a discharge for his insanity. Leper explains to Gene how he left the war after becoming delusional. Leper's fall into insanity is an escape from reali

Another situation where Finny and Gene escape from reality occurs during the summer session at Devon School. During this time, Finny and Gene forget that there are other cares in the world besides what was right in front of them. They escaped the pressures and pains going on in the world at that time, and made believe that everything was right with planet Earth. This summer session was an escape from reality because the world during the nineteen forties was covered with war. The Americans and Japanese battled in the Pacific and the Russians, English, and Americans fought against the Nazis all over Europe. Although they knew very well that there was violence and killing elsewhere, they pretended that there was no war at all.

The theme of the novel A Separate Peace is escapes from reality, which is prevalent throughout the story in many situations. For instance, one of these is when Leper went insane so he could escape the pre

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