Seperate Peace

A detailed Summary of 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

Approximate Word count = 570
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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