The Role That Envy Plays in a Seperate Peace

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The Role That Envy Plays in A Separate Peace Morgan Vejdani English II Honors October 20, 2011 Envy is a force that can alter the dynamics of a friendship, as well as transform one’s personality. In this essay, I will display the role that envy plays in the novel A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles. Throughout this novel, it is clear that Gene is very envious of Finny. At times, this even brings out a side of Gene that he is not proud of. Through Gene’s actions and the characteristics of Finny and his friendship, I will prove my theme of envy being a force that can alter the dynamics of a friendship as well as transform one’s personality. In order to keep the reader interested, I have chosen several different types of genres in which I will provide evidence for my theme. My first piece will be an analytical essay presenting my theme with textual evidence and reasoning. In my second piece, I will rewrite the scene in chapter four between Gene and Finny that takes place in Finny’s bedroom. I plan to rewrite this scene in Finny’s point of view. To me, this is an extremely pivotal scene, and I believe that seeing into Finny’s thoughts after Gene’s confession would be very interesting. For my third piece, I will write out dialogue between Gene and a guidance counselor at Devon. She will ask him about Finny’s accident and how he feels about it. I will then record a friend and myself acting out the dialogue and use this as my fourth piece. In order to make my evidence clear, I will have links in between each piece describing how the following piece will prove my theme. To wrap up my project, I will end with a reflection on the project as a whole. I hope that my work is interesting and keeps you engaged. My only wish is that you enjoy my project, and that my theme has been proven through my work. Thank you for taking the time to read my
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