A Separate Peace Writing Prompts
A Separate Peace Writing Prompts
Choose one of the following and write a five paragraph essay.
Prompt #1:
A Separate Peace focuses on the relationship between Finny and Gene. The story reveals outward expressions and undercurrents of this relationship. The boys are different in so many ways (rules, spontaneity, sports, academics, beliefs, jealousy, backgrounds), and yet they are drawn together in a special bond. After reading the novel, would you classify the relationship between Finny and Gene as friendship? Support your reasoning with specific examples from the story as you create your definition of friendship...
Prompt #2:
At the end of A Separate Peace, Gene says, “…my war ended before I even put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there” (Knowles 204). There are many different possible interpretations as to exactly what enemy Gene kills. What enemy do you think Gene kills while attending Devon? Write an essay supporting your thesis with specific examples from the novel.
Prompt #3
“Coming of Age” is an archetypal theme in literature. This theme is present in the novel, A Separate Peace. After reading the novel, we witnessed Gene go through an extreme “Coming of Age. In a five paragraph essay, provide three specific examples from the novel that show Gene’s experience of “Coming of Age.”
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