Compare And Contrast A Separate Peace

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A Separate Peace is a unique novel written by John Knowles. It is a story revolving around two young men, Gene who is smart character and Finny who appears to be pure and and friendly. They go to summer school in the 1940s before they are mature enough to join the military. Some different characters in the story are, Leper Lepellier who is an easygoing person who nature nature and Brinker Hadley who is the government official among the understudies and likes to fight for justice. There are numerous different characters who are involved of this captivating story. The novel and the movie "A Separate Peace” are near a similar in many ways , yet with each version of the story there are contrasts. The contrasts between the two of them make them one of a kind. "A Separate Peace" is a intense and complicated …show more content…
I’ve been expecting you” Finny says, (42:20- 43:46). The movie did not incorporate that scene that gives us a understanding about what went on ahead in Gene's state of mind, contrasted with the novel, instead they skipped ahead to three weeks in the scene where, Gene goes to Boston to visit Finny. The movie forgot one of the most vital part of the story because of the unfortunate accident and how Gene manages the blame would have had a more better impact and effect on the movie. Another contrast between the novel and the movie is Gene's encounter with Leper. In the novel after Leper is released from the army, he goes to Vermont where he lives and is confronted by Gene. An example that shows what happens to Leper state of mind after he "escaped" from the army is, when Gene goes to visit Leper at his "Christmas Location" (Leper's home in Vermont) by taking the train, bus and walking. Gene goes for a stroll with Leper after their meal and Leper all of a sudden starts crying, unable to control himself anymore. “Hoarse, cackling sobs broke from him;another ounce of grief and he would have begun tearing his country- store clothes” (chapter 10, pg 148).
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