A Separate Peace: The Nature of Hatred and Peace This essay discribes the fatal extremes of hate and peace, as seen in John Knowles' "Separate Peace"

In A Separate Peace, hatred and peace influenced many characters. The war functions as a source of hatred, while Finny is a source of peace. Gene injured Finny and realizes that he must change from his jealous and selfish behavior; though Finny's help, his peace slowly transformed Gene into something like Finny. When Leper faced the war by enlisting, the hatred and brutality negatively transforms him into a selfish and uncaring lunatic. There are many …

…natural scene of people skiing, to the horror of hatred. This weakness resulted in a nervous breakdown in the army, leaving him to escape back home. In this novel, hatred and peace were two governing factors of the characters. John Knowles is conveying the message of hated and peace. In order to survive, one must learn to defend hatred and retain peace. Gene had survived and acquired the peace from the friend whom he hated.