A SEPARATE PEACE (by John Knowles)
SOMETHING ABOUT MY BOOK:This is a story about the relationship between some schoolboys in Devon, the boy's boarding school which is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England during the early years of Word War II. They're Gene, Phineas(Finny), Bobby, Leper and Chet. Gene is lonely, introverted, intellectual. Phineas is handsome, taunting. The book tells us what happened between these boys, their feelings, their friendship. It also expresses their both best and worst characteristics
WHAT I HAVE READ:
The book begins with Gene who looking back on his last year at Devon. He came back to Devon, his school. And he realized that there were a lot changes with his school. The school was newer, but he thinks it looking oddly newer than fifteen years ago. He didn't like its new appearance at all.
He went around the school and felt sad. He started his long trudge across the fields and he saw the tree which had attached with his childhood. And the memories with the tree appeared on his mind. On the summer day, Gene and his friends went out and took turn to climb the tree, but there was a small accident when they played.
After that , they continued their trip with a lot of beautiful sight. Then Gene and Finny came back to their dormitory when it became darker. And they missed the dinner in school. On one day later, they must explain why they misssed the dinner to Mr. Prud'homme. And Finny told to him. Everything he said was true and honest ....
MY OPINION:
It's so difficult for me to read and understand this novel because of so many new words with a lot of meaning so I must choose the best meaning. It takes me a lot of time:( . 30 pages per week, that's too bad. But I don't give up and change my mind. I still want to read it. Because I'm a high school student and this book will be helpful to me, a high school student, to know the dark side of adolescence and their feelings during the World War II. I think I'll know what the real friendship is. When I read this novel I can image and enjoy some beautiful pictures with a lot of lively and wonderful sights. It's so interesting. I hope that I can improve my vocabulary and my reading comprehension in order to read faster, enjoy and understand it clearly (100%). I hope so. :(
WHAT I HAVE READ:
The book begins with Gene who looking back on his last year at Devon. He came back to Devon, his school. And he realized that there were a lot changes with his school. The school was newer, but he thinks it looking oddly newer than fifteen years ago. He didn't like its new appearance at all.
He went around the school and felt sad. He started his long trudge across the fields and he saw the tree which had attached with his childhood. And the memories with the tree appeared on his mind. On the summer day, Gene and his friends went out and took turn to climb the tree, but there was a small accident when they played.
After that , they continued their trip with a lot of beautiful sight. Then Gene and Finny came back to their dormitory when it became darker. And they missed the dinner in school. On one day later, they must explain why they misssed the dinner to Mr. Prud'homme. And Finny told to him. Everything he said was true and honest ....
MY OPINION:
It's so difficult for me to read and understand this novel because of so many new words with a lot of meaning so I must choose the best meaning. It takes me a lot of time:( . 30 pages per week, that's too bad. But I don't give up and change my mind. I still want to read it. Because I'm a high school student and this book will be helpful to me, a high school student, to know the dark side of adolescence and their feelings during the World War II. I think I'll know what the real friendship is. When I read this novel I can image and enjoy some beautiful pictures with a lot of lively and wonderful sights. It's so interesting. I hope that I can improve my vocabulary and my reading comprehension in order to read faster, enjoy and understand it clearly (100%). I hope so. :(
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