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A Separate PeaceBy: John Knowles
Take notes on the following slides as a background of a Separate
Peace.
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The Author
• John Knowles,Similar to Gene
• Born in West Virginia on Sep. 16
• Attended an exclusive boys’ prep. School in Exeter, New Hampshire
• Was in school during WWII• Enlisted in Army Air Corps
when graduated in 1945 (served 8 Months)
• Attended Yale University
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Literary Titles & Awards
• Titles
• Awards
• Published A Separate Peace in 1959• Peace Breaks Out in 1981, a sequel
to ASP• William Faulkner Foundation Award,
Rosenthal Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Independent School Education Board Award
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Time Period: Important Dates• 1939
• 1940
• 1941 (Dec 7)
• 1941 (Dec 8)
• 1942
• 1945
• WWII begins with the German invasion of Poland
• Germans invade & conquer France
• Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor
• US declares War on Japan
• War dominates the nation’s thoughts
• Germany & Japan surrender
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Literary Terms• Characterization
• Historic Milieu
• Motif
• The creation of full-fledged human motivation, behavior, and response in fictional people.
• The human, political, or geographic setting of events in a period of history.
• A pattern or predictable arrangement of elements to express an abstract theme in a story. (Ex. The curriculum & rules of the school Devon is predicated).
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Themes
• Themes• Youth• Camaraderie• Hero worship• Rebellion• Remorse• Guilt • Hostility• Investigation• Death• Peace