Seperate Peace
Symbols are often used throughout the novel A Separate Peace, to help the reader distinguish between who or what is moral and immoral. One of the main symbols would be the Devon and Naguamsett Rivers. The second main symbol would be the Winter Carnival, which represented the peace and freedom that were considered as qualities of Finny. The third main symbol was the game of Blitzball. The symbols maintain and guide readers and help the readers recognize what is moral and what is not in the novel. The crucial thing for the readers is to know how deeply the war has affected Devon. Therfore, Gene, who was the narrator of the story, described the two rivers, the Devon and Naguamsett. The Devon River symbolized peace because the war did not really affect the people in Devon, but the Naguamsett River re
Winter Carnival becomes a simile for the know-how to create peace and freedom in an dam."Also, when Gene fell into the Naguamsett River and had to take a shower, he said, " I had Gene's thoughts on the war and how the war touched Devon and Europe. River was like taking a refreshing shower itself, you never had to clean up after it, but the presented Europe where the war was taking
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Approximate Word count = 570
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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