Part one of term paper
We all confront antagonists in everyday life. In John Knowles, A Separate Peace, Gene, the protagonist confronts several different antagonists as he tries to mature throughout the book. The antagonists Finny, the war, and Gene’s own inner issues affect how fast he is able to start this process of maturing. All of them developing him as a ...

Part two of term paper
... and won’t speak up for himself. It’s hard for him to mature and become his own person, because part of being mature is making your own decisions. Then Finny makes Gene get involved with athletics which takes time away from Gene’s school work, and doesn’t allow Gene to mature by doing what he was already good at. Finny also affects Gene’s decision to enlist in World War II. When Finny found out about Gene joining the war he wasn’t supportive of his decision to enlist. That slowed ...