Essay Archive - A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
Thesis: The five main characters in John Knowles' A Separate
Peace represent social stereotypes, according to some
In his book A Separate Peace, John Knowles represents jocks with
Phineas, a character who believes that sports are the key to life. Phineas is
more of a sportsman than a jock. Real jocks only care about winning, Phineas
makes sure it's not possible for anyone to win or lose.
Chet Douglas is an exaggerated prep, just like Phineas is an
exaggerated jock. He is obsessed with learning just for the ....
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