Quote
"I never talked about Phineas and neither did anyone else; he was, however present in every moment of every day since Dr. Stanpole had told me."(202)
Significance
This is the first time Gene really talks about Phineas. He explains that he doesn't really feel like Phineas is gone. Phineas's character and charisma was so strong, it last even after he's gone (hey that rhymed!!1) After this, he begins to talk about Phineas more in the entire chapter. I think was almost like an 'ice breaker' of his anguish. Also, what stuck out to me was he didn't call him 'Finny' like he normally would, he calls him Phineas.
Question
Was Phineas' death pointless or in vain, or was it a sacrifice so that Gene may change and continue his memory?
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
A Separate Piece Quote Significance Chpt 12
Before I begin, let us all take a moment of silence for the fallen Phineas. He was a good man, and he will be missed by everyone. Rest In Peace. "Good night sweet prince, let the flight of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Quote
"His face had been struggling to stay calm as he listened to me, but now he was crying but trying to control himself.
Significance
This is another quote I selected because I think it really shows the special kind of friendship bond that only Gene and Phineas could have.This is what true friendship is all about. It's about getting angry, getting emotional,and then talking it out. Other people who don't have this kind of bond would just go "No, screw you. I hate you *insert personal insults and curses here*". But Phineas and Gene aren't like that. At times it seems like Gene did hate him, but he was just confused. He wasn't used to feeling the emotions of envy and jealous. And all that confusion led him to accidentally hurt his best friend.
I keep the quote on the lengthy side because I wanted to display the full quote in all its glory. Shortening it to the point of the 'gist' would mean to cut out all the raw emotion, thought and feeling of this passage. If I did that, the quote would no longer have as strong as an impact or significance.
True friendship is one of the strongest bonds on the planet, right next to true love. Phineas and Gene held both of these (the love is more of brotherly love, though). And nothing can ruin these bonds. So although, Phineas is in Heaven, Gene still remembers that feeling of reuniting with the old friendship they had:no secrets, just pure bliss. Gene will always remember that, and I'm sure Phineas still felt that 'warm, fuzzy' sensation as they put him into a sleep he would not wake up from. I don't care what anyone says, Gene and Phineas were perfect friends for each other. And neither was better than the other, because that kind of thinking is what started all the wrong in the first place.
Question
How will Phineas's death affect everyone? How will it affect Gene?Will people turn on one another and throw blame around?
Quote
"His face had been struggling to stay calm as he listened to me, but now he was crying but trying to control himself.
"It was just some kind of blind impulse you had in the tree there, you didn't know what you were doing. Was that it.?"
"Yes, yes that was it. Oh that was it, but how can you believe that?... I can't even make myself pretend that you could believe that."
"I do, I think I can believe that. I've gotten awfully mad sometimes and almost forgotten what I was doing. I think I believe you, I think I can believe that....It wasn't anything you really felt against me, it wasn't some kind of hate you've felt all along. It wasn't anything personal."
"...It was just something crazy inside me, something blind, that's all it was."
He was nodding his head, his jaw tightening and his eyes closed on tears. "I believe you. It's okay because I understand you and i believe you."(191)
Significance
This is another quote I selected because I think it really shows the special kind of friendship bond that only Gene and Phineas could have.This is what true friendship is all about. It's about getting angry, getting emotional,and then talking it out. Other people who don't have this kind of bond would just go "No, screw you. I hate you *insert personal insults and curses here*". But Phineas and Gene aren't like that. At times it seems like Gene did hate him, but he was just confused. He wasn't used to feeling the emotions of envy and jealous. And all that confusion led him to accidentally hurt his best friend.
I keep the quote on the lengthy side because I wanted to display the full quote in all its glory. Shortening it to the point of the 'gist' would mean to cut out all the raw emotion, thought and feeling of this passage. If I did that, the quote would no longer have as strong as an impact or significance.
True friendship is one of the strongest bonds on the planet, right next to true love. Phineas and Gene held both of these (the love is more of brotherly love, though). And nothing can ruin these bonds. So although, Phineas is in Heaven, Gene still remembers that feeling of reuniting with the old friendship they had:no secrets, just pure bliss. Gene will always remember that, and I'm sure Phineas still felt that 'warm, fuzzy' sensation as they put him into a sleep he would not wake up from. I don't care what anyone says, Gene and Phineas were perfect friends for each other. And neither was better than the other, because that kind of thinking is what started all the wrong in the first place.
Question
How will Phineas's death affect everyone? How will it affect Gene?Will people turn on one another and throw blame around?
A Separate Peace Quote Significance Chpt 11
Quote
"Yes, I remember seeing you standing on the bank. You were looking up and your hair was plastered down over your forehead so that you had that dumb look you always have when you've been in the water-what was it you said? 'Stop posing up there' or one of those best-pal cracks you're always making....And I think I did start to pose just to make you madder, and I said, what did I say?" (171)
Significance
This shows how good of a friend Finny is;he makes up an entire story to keep Gene safe. I know he made it up because that large of a difference, with that much detail cannot be simply mixed up for what really happened. Contrary to what others say, I believe Finny and Gene are meant to be best friends. This is because if they weren't meant to be friends, by now, they wouldn't be.
Question
Why does Brinker feel the need to 'solve the mystery of Finny's fall'? Is this all to cut Gene down?
Monday, December 1, 2008
A Separate Piece Quote Significance Chpt 10
Quote
"That was when things began to change. One day I couldn't make out what was happening to the corporal's face.It kept changing into faces I knew from somewhere else, and then I began to think he looked like me,...I didn't want to be the only one to see a thing like that,I yelled louder and louder to make sure everyone within reach of my voice would hear-...I remember thinking that he [the man who slept next to him in the barracks] must have been at the hospital helping with an amputation [he thought he saw him come in with a sawed off leg] when he heard my yell."(150)
Significance
I chose this quote becuase it shows the first real noticable affect of the war on anyone. Leper went from being a quiet, strange, yet stable young boy. Now, he received a Class Eight discharge, making him question his own sanity. This also shows how the pressure of the war- the regiment, the training-can affect a sensitive person. This is a real break in the separate peace that eveyone at Devon is so lucky to have. And the worse part(it seems) is Leper signed up, he wasn't forced. He expected it to be fun, but he was oh so wrong.
Question
Could the third to last line of the chapter("I didn't care because it had nothing to do with me.") be a foreshadow to Gene becoming involved in the war?
"That was when things began to change. One day I couldn't make out what was happening to the corporal's face.It kept changing into faces I knew from somewhere else, and then I began to think he looked like me,...I didn't want to be the only one to see a thing like that,I yelled louder and louder to make sure everyone within reach of my voice would hear-...I remember thinking that he [the man who slept next to him in the barracks] must have been at the hospital helping with an amputation [he thought he saw him come in with a sawed off leg] when he heard my yell."(150)
Significance
I chose this quote becuase it shows the first real noticable affect of the war on anyone. Leper went from being a quiet, strange, yet stable young boy. Now, he received a Class Eight discharge, making him question his own sanity. This also shows how the pressure of the war- the regiment, the training-can affect a sensitive person. This is a real break in the separate peace that eveyone at Devon is so lucky to have. And the worse part(it seems) is Leper signed up, he wasn't forced. He expected it to be fun, but he was oh so wrong.
Question
Could the third to last line of the chapter("I didn't care because it had nothing to do with me.") be a foreshadow to Gene becoming involved in the war?
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