A Separate Peace

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13

Themes

All Themes War and Rivalry Identity Change and Growing Up Optimism, Idealization, and Denial Friendship and Honesty

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Gene Forrester Phineas (“Finny”) Brinker Hadley Elwin “Leper” Lepellier Cliff Quackenbush Mr. Prud’homme Mr. Ludsbury Dr. Stanpole

Symbols

All Symbols The Tree Fall (Autumn) and Finny's Fall The Devon School

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13

Themes

All Themes
War and Rivalry
Identity
Change and Growing Up
Optimism, Idealization, and Denial
Friendship and Honesty

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Gene Forrester
Phineas (“Finny”)
Brinker Hadley
Elwin “Leper” Lepellier
Cliff Quackenbush
Mr. Prud’homme
Mr. Ludsbury
Dr. Stanpole

Symbols

All Symbols
The Tree
Fall (Autumn) and Finny's Fall
The Devon School

Theme Wheel

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