An Analysis Of John Knowles A Separate Peace

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The Banning of A Separate Peace A Separate Peace is a heartfelt novel about the main character, Gene, a troubled young man who can't function without his best friend Finny's guidance. Set in 1960’s, New Hampshire, John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace was challenged in many high schools throughout the United States due to complaints on vulgar language, negative attitudes expressed by teenagers, and homosexual overtones. Although the novel is controversial, the literary devices used in A
Separate Peace—symbolism, conflict, and psychological themes, can offer valuable lessons to students which is a logical reason this novel should be able to be read in a classroom. What is the difference between challenging and banning a novel? According to study.com, when a citizen who pays taxes files a complaint on the context of the book it's a challenge, and a book is considered
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For example, he attended a school just like Devon (the school in the novel and also the main setting) called Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, briefly served in the military just as and was captain of the swimming team just a Gene was. Knowles was an intelligent person who attended Yale and Princeton university which pushed him to take risks in his novels and his writings. He told the New York Times interviewer he did not mind having his reputation rest on this book. Knowles was proud of his work and why wouldn't he be in a way they were journals to him. He also wrote the second part to A Separate Peace which is also controversial — Peace Breaks Out. knowles published his novels not only to express his upbringing at Phillips Exeter Academy, but also to help young adults discover their personal identity and open the minds and eyes of