A Separate Peace – Flashcards
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Gene Forrester
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protagonist of A Separate Peace, pushes Finny out of the tree, from the South
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Finny (Phineas)
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Gene's best friend, shattered his leg after falling out of the tree, has green-blue eyes
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Elwin "Leper" Lepellier
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Gene's friend who goes to war and receives a Section Eight discharge, foil for Finny, loves nature for its hiding places
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Mr. Prud'homme
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teacher during the Summer Session at Devon, slightly less strict than those of the Winter Session
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Mr. Patch-Withers
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strictest teacher during the Summer Session at Devon, confronts Finny about his pink shirt
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Mr. Ludsberry
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strict teacher during the Winter Session at Devon
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Bobby Zane, Chet Douglass
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other students of Devon
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Brinker Hadley
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tags people with derogatory nicknames, named "The Yellow Peril", shortened to "Yellow", goes to the Coast Guard for the war
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Brownie Perkins
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Brinker's roommate
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Cliff Quackenbush
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mean crew manager, foil for Finny
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A. Hopkins Parker
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previous champion of the 100 yard free style in swimming at Devon, done in 1940, in 53 seconds
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Dr. Stanpole
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Finny's doctor
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Dr. Carhart's office
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place where Leper hides in when he returns to Devon
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Phil Latham
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wrestling coach at Devon
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The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session
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Finny's club to jump out of the tree, example of sibilance
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The Golden Fleece Debating Society
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Brinker's club, introduces parallels with Jason and the Argonauts
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Blitzball
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Finny's sport
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The Lepellier Refusal
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refusing a pass in Blitzball
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The Devonian
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school newspaper at Devon
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The Devon River
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the beautiful, narrow river that runs through Devon
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The Naguamsett
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the ugly, saline, marshy river that runs through Devon
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The Butt Room
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a room where Brinker and his goons smoke
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The Winter Carnival
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Gene's final "separate peace"
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Finny's icebox, a Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, a set of York barbells, translated Iliad, Brinker's file of Betty Grable photographs, a lock of hair from Hazel Brewster, a rope ladder, a forged draft registration card, $4.13
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prizes for the Winter Carnival
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Leper's Home
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"Christmas location"
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Theologian
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writer on religion
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The Gordian Knot
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knot that is near impossible to untie, untied by Alexander the Great
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Maginot Lines
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line of cannons on the French border pointed towards Germany, Hitler sneaked around them
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Controlling Image
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symbol that dominates the work
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Charisma
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natural charm
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Alliteration
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repetition of consonants
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Assonance
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repetition of vowels
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Sibilance
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repetition of s's
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Apotheosis / Deification
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extreme elevation
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Bathos
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a declining into absurdity
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Extended Metaphor
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well developed metaphor
