Although we have our own point of view on everything, they sometimes can change. This was no different to Gene and Finny, the main characters in A Separate Peace. Their view on the war changed as time progressed. They went from playful to oblivious, then finally to acknowledgment.
In the beginning of the novel, Gene and Finny jump from the tree into the river. Before Finny jumps he shouts, "Here's my contribution to the war effort." By this statement he means that by jumping out of the tree, they are training for the war. When they head back to Devon, the private school they're attending, after jumping from the tree, Gene tackles Finny and they start to wrestle. Though this made them intentionally late for class, they managed to get out of it. This is mostly because they reminded them of peace, something very rare at the time. To them, the beginning of the war was fun and simply playful.
After Finny falls out of the tree and breaks his leg, he starts saying that there is no......

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Title: A Separate Peace
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