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A Separate Peace

Through out the book A Separate Peace, Gene, his growth and harmony seem to change. His opinions, and outlook on life also seem to change as his relationship with Phineas does likewise. Gene's self-perception changes from insecurity to imitation to independence as his relationship with Phineas changes.
As the book begins, Gene is unsettled by Phineas and somewhat mystified by him. Like a legend from a western tale. As the book moves on and Finny starts to change Gene's life, Gene appears to become very insecure and afraid of what will happen next. On page 11 it says " 'We'd better hurry or we'll be late for dinner,' I said, breaking into what Finny called my ‘West Point stride'." Which signifies the insecurity phase of Gene's life. He was a stickler to the rules, didn't want to be late. He was always concerned with what was right, and proper. But Phineas changes all that in him, and rather quickly too. When Finny decides to skip dinner and wrestle instead, Gene......


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