A Separate Peace
The Olympics, along with many other world wide occurrences, was created specifically to showcase a person's special talents. Sometimes, however, one looks at the contenders of such an acclaimed event with envy, resulting in jealousy. Often people can not help wanting what seems extremely natural and easy for some. Although not everyone is friends with a gold medalist, envy, as shown in the novel A Separate Peace, can indeed be found in friendships. Through A Separate Peace, John Knowles displays the idea that natural talent and abilities can cause jealously, even among friends. To begin with, natural physical talent causes envy among those who lack it. For example, one character, Finny, has natural talent in althletic activities such as Blitzball (31). Everyone saw that "[Finny] was sensationally good at it"(44). As a result, Finny's showcasing of such talent cannot help but make others, such as Gene, jealous. This also exhibits that even inn
Whether a talent or ability is present or not, jealousy can dwell in friendships. One can find oneself wanting something not because it is impressive, but just because it is lacking. This element causes jealousy and envy to grow. As illustrated by events in the novel, jealousy can be found in many different situations. In conclusion, hopefully, jealousy in friendships can be overcome, resulting in a long lasting friendship. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ocent games can help manifest the inner jealousy of friends. In addition, Finny breaks the school swimming record (50). This leads to Gene becoming overwhelming jealousy of Finny's accomplishment. Also, Gene starts to believe "[Finny is] too good to be true" (50). As a result "[Finny's] accomplishment . . . grew rapidly in the darkness where [Gene] was forced to hide it" (50). Because of the natural physical strength Finny has over his frien
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Approximate Word count = 641
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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