A Separate PeaceBy: John Knowles

Take notes on the following slides as a background of a Separate

Peace.

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

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

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

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).

Themes

• Themes• Youth• Camaraderie• Hero worship• Rebellion• Remorse• Guilt • Hostility• Investigation• Death• Peace