Most stories’ titles give readers some insight of what the story will be about. This important concept is seen in the novel, A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles. In general the setting is its own separate peace. There are also specific examples of when characters in the novel try to create their own separate peace. The winter carnival is a good example, which shows the students at the Devon School creating their own separate …showed first 75 words of 362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 362 total…A Separate Peace is shown through many examples in this novel. Just about all the characters in this novel have created their own peace so they can ignore the war, and other bad things that might be going on. A separate peace for all people is what resolves a burden that can have a strong effect on one’s life. These are all examples of how the title gives you a preview into the book.