Identity in A Separate Peace, by John Knowles 3 Articles

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

Adolescent Identity Struggles as portrayed in A Separate Peace Adolescent identity vs. society's expectations is a major theme of John Knowles' post war novel A Separate Peace. The story begins with the main characte...read more

by Maria Ruggiero

The search for identity is a common thread that travels through time and between genders. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles explores that search during the pivotal year of 1942. Set in a New England boarding school, sixt...read more

by Morgan Johnson

The novel A SEPARATE PEACE by John Knowles deals with issues of self-identity among boys becoming men. Set against the background of the Second World War, a small group of boys attending Devon School in New Hampshire fa...read more