Gene Forrester
protagonist of A Separate Peace, pushes Finny out of the tree, from the South
Finny (Phineas)
Gene's best friend, shattered his leg after falling out of the tree, has green-blue eyes
Elwin "Leper" Lepellier
Gene's friend who goes to war and receives a Section Eight discharge, foil for Finny, loves nature for its hiding places
Mr. Prud'homme
teacher during the Summer Session at Devon, slightly less strict than those of the Winter Session
Mr. Patch-Withers
strictest teacher during the Summer Session at Devon, confronts Finny about his pink shirt
Mr. Ludsberry
strict teacher during the Winter Session at Devon
Bobby Zane, Chet Douglass
other students of Devon
Brinker Hadley
tags people with derogatory nicknames, named "The Yellow Peril", shortened to "Yellow", goes to the Coast Guard for the war
Brownie Perkins
Brinker's roommate
Cliff Quackenbush
mean crew manager, foil for Finny
A. Hopkins Parker
previous champion of the 100 yard free style in swimming at Devon, done in 1940, in 53 seconds
Dr. Stanpole
Finny's doctor
Dr. Carhart's office
place where Leper hides in when he returns to Devon
Phil Latham
wrestling coach at Devon
The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session
Finny's club to jump out of the tree, example of sibilance
The Golden Fleece Debating Society
Brinker's club, introduces parallels with Jason and the Argonauts
Blitzball
Finny's sport
The Lepellier Refusal
refusing a pass in Blitzball
The Devonian
school newspaper at Devon
The Devon River
the beautiful, narrow river that runs through Devon
The Naguamsett
the ugly, saline, marshy river that runs through Devon
The Butt Room
a room where Brinker and his goons smoke
The Winter Carnival
Gene's final "separate peace"
Finny's icebox, a Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, a set of York barbells, translated Iliad, Brinker's file of Betty Grable photographs, a lock of hair from Hazel Brewster, a rope ladder, a forged draft registration card, $4.13
prizes for the Winter Carnival
Leper's Home
"Christmas location"
Theologian
writer on religion
The Gordian Knot
knot that is near impossible to untie, untied by Alexander the Great
Maginot Lines
line of cannons on the French border pointed towards Germany, Hitler sneaked around them
Controlling Image
symbol that dominates the work
Charisma
natural charm
Alliteration
repetition of consonants
Assonance
repetition of vowels
Sibilance
repetition of s's
Apotheosis / Deification
extreme elevation
Bathos
a declining into absurdity
Extended Metaphor
well developed metaphor
