which show how tranquillity existed at the Devon School; that which

occurred during a specific time period, or that of certain characters.

The Summer Session of Devon served as a peaceful interval between the

spring and fall semesters, during which Gene and Phineas found peace

The Summer Session was "a few dozen boys being force-fed

education." The rules were not enforced strictly, if they were

enforced at all. The boys had been "an idiosyncratic, leaderless

band...undirected except by the eccentric notions of Phineas."

(Knowles, 66.) During the Summer Session, Gene and Phineas were also

ineligible to be drafted into the army. "They were in shaky transit

from the status of Lower Middler to Upper Middler, " and were not old

enough to go to war. (Knowles, 7.) Because of their playful behavior

and their age, the boys lived a "separate peace," away from rules, the

truth about Gene, considering he had "feelings" about what had

play sports again. Gene decides he wanted no more of sports, as though

(Knowles, 58.) This denial helped Finny find peace within himself, and

all forms of peace, a world had been created apart from that of

then or ever about him. He felt as if he had died himself. (Knowles,

The last example of a separate peace was that which Gene found

denial. The most evident example was his response to the war. His view

was Phineas. On page 195, Gene comments on how "nothing had broken

when Dr. Stanpole said 'Sports are finished' he had been speaking of

and the war. At the termination of the Summer

peace" for himself was in complete denial of the situation. Another

jounced the limb so [he] would fall off," and Finny responds, "of

reason. He looks in the mirror and realizes that he was Phineas,

by fat old men in attempt to keep the kids in line. (Knowles, 107.)

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Approximate Word count = 689
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)