warm-up journaling:
Imagine going to high school during the deadliest and most devastating war in history.
How would it affect you? Would your life be any different? How could it relate to the pandemic we are experiencing?
A Separate Peace Introduction to By John Knowles.
Discussion Questions
- What is a first person narrative?
- What do you think a “coming of age” story is?
- What is the story “A Separate Peace” about?
- Describe the character of Finny.
- How is the character of Gene different from Finny?
- Why is Gene jealous of Finny?
- Do friends often experience jealousy? How should they handle it?
- How did novelist Armistead Maupin connect with the book? What was his interpretation of the story? How did you interpret the relationship between Gene and Finny?