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A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
Thesis: The five main characters in John Knowles' A Separate
Peace represent social stereotypes, according to some
In his book A Separate Peace, John Knowles represents jocks with
Phineas, a character who believes that sports are the key to life. P ....
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.... can't say
whether or not Knowles exaggerates Lepillier's lack of stereotype.
In modern society, there is pressure on individualists to conform to
the most prominent subculture in the local area (I think). Those who fail to
conform become outcasts, like the character Quackenbush. Outcasts are
ridiculed so that they see themselves as inferior to everyone. In the book,
Quackenbush tries desperately to find someone who he is not inferior to, and
starts a fight with Gene. While outcasts are created in the same way as
Quackenbush, he reacts much differently to being an outcast ....
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