George Herbert once said "When war begins, then hell openth." In 1944, a great war was happening overseas, and in A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, there is another war raging. At the Devon school, during World War II, Gene Forrester experiences his own war, which is sparked in the beginning, causes him to lose friends, and ends suddenly. Gene's war, like World War II, was sparked by a sudden event that followed a period of …showed first 75 words of 473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 473 total…genetic side effects. Both wars ended in one cataclysmic event, which affected lives even after they occurred. In A Separate Peace, Gene has experiences that are very similar to those of war. World War II was sparked by one event, as Finny's fall sparked his war. Gene experiences the loss of two friends, which is comparable to someone's loss during the war. The finish of the two wars is also similar, ending in an instant.