A Separate Peace: An Analysis The classic " A Separate Peace" is a challenging novel that everyone should read. Upon completing this novel I pondered many questions in my mind. I certainly was not ready for the harsh realities that were given in this story. My measly 15 years of life hadn't prepared me for the lessons I reading. To travel with these young men through a journey of their lives was exhausting. Gene and Finney seemed to be the best of friends. They were even the same height. Finney has no fear. Gene seems to have too much fear. Gene the scholar, Finney the athlete. So different yet so alike. Finney is always pushing the limit, living on the edge. Like when he decided