As I read the coming of age novel A Separate Peace, the story focused on two characters that change throughout the story. The main character Gene was a quiet young man at Devon school. He was smart and did a very good job in school. As the story went on Gene started to get more jealous of his friend Finny. Also as he talked to people about an incident he did he seemed more of an angry person towards other members of his class. Finny who is very honest and athletic, he kind of stayed the same throughout the book. When people talked to him about Gene's incident he didn't want to hear it because he didn't think Gene would do something like that. Gene in parts of the story would tell him the truth but he would not listen.
       Gene experienced alot of jealousy in this story. He had a false view of his friend Finny who was a honest kid. Gene needed to be aware of what was going on in the situation. If he knew the truth about Finny he would have really regretted it. I can tell you that Gene learned alot from this experience. This was a very tough thing for somebody like him to go through.
       The author teaches us all a lesson to be learned. He showed that jealousy can do alot to you in the inside. Many people think that when they are coming of age they have alot of opportunities. Yeah there are opportunities but there are also responsibilities. When you are coming of age you are not a child anymore you learn to do things on your own like sometimes choosing the right friends.
         I think that this book was a very good one. It taught me lot about life in general. The story also made me want to keep reading. The story in the beginning was a little boring it really changed in the middle. Reading a story like this made  me change as a person.