Characters
Narrator of the story
Gene
Meeting place for Finny and Gene
The tree
Who is speaking and what are they speaking about
"We were even after all, even in enmity. The deadly rivalry was on both sides after all."
Gene
Talking about how he and Finny are less of friends, more of rivals
Explain the significance of the following theme
War
Possible answers
War should not be romanticized
War has consequences
When does a Separate Peace take place
The early 1940's
The most popular student at Devon
Finny
State where Devon is located
New Hampshire
Who is. speaking and what are they speaking about
"It was the first clumsy physical action I had ever seen him make. With unthinking sureness I moved out on the limb and jumped into the river, every trace of my fear of this forgotten."
Gene
When he makes Finny fall from the tree
Explain the significance of the following theme
Identity
Possible answers
You have to make your own identity
Others impact your identity
Why does Gene want to join the army?
He sees it as a way to escape the rumors that he caused Finny's accident
Accuses Gene of trying to kill Finny
Brinker
Where do the students hangout to smoke and gamble?
The basement
Who is speaking and what are they speaking about
"you’re going to play them for me"
Finny
Gene needs to play sports for Finny since he can't
Explain the significance of the following theme
Jealousy and Envy
Possible answers
Can lead to pain
Changes your identity
What event leads to Gene seeing Finny as less of a friend and more as an enemy?
Finny causing Gene to fail his trigonometry test
Finny saying he would kill himself if Gene became valedictorian
Headmaster
Mr. Ludsbury
Where are the Devon student's forbidden to go to
the beach
Who is speaking and what are they speaking about "You get the rest of the facts, Brinker! You get all your facts!"
Finny
Yelling at Brinker during Gene's interrogation
Explain the significance of the following theme
Innocence
Possible answers
As you grow up, you loose your innocence
Remaining innocent results in your downfall
Why does Gene stop at Finny's house on his way back to school?
He want to and tries to confess to Finny that he caused the accident
Becomes Gene's rival his senior year
Quackenbush
Where do the students work during winter and what are they doing
On the train tracks removing snow
Who is speaking and what are they speaking about
"it was the army which had done it to him, and I and all of us were on the brink of the army."
Gene
He's talking about Leper who left the army after having a breakdown
Explain the significance of the following theme
Relationships
Possible answers
Relationship have the potential to make us a better or worse version of yourself
What happens at the end of Ch. 11
Finny falls down the stairs after leaving the interrogation