(And Lord of the Flies…sorry, Honors) A Separate Peace Essay (And Lord of the Flies…sorry, Honors)

Symbols in A Separate Peace: World War II- coming of age for the boys of that time; transition from boyhood to manhood The Tree- “fall from innocence”; end of childhood as they know it Summer Session- Peace; rules are more relaxed, no one thinking of the war yet; childhood innocence Winter Session- War; depressing, work (shoveling snow); having to make the choice to enlist because the war is approaching their lives as they get closer to graduation Finny’s Fall- fall of innocence; unleashing of evil; end of summer session Marble Steps- symbolizes how different things look when we are older or wiser; Finny’s second fall and ultimately his death

Symbols Lord of the Flies (Honors Only) Island- Garden of Eden/paradise “Lord of the Flies”/beast- Beelzebub(devil), evil and violence that exist in all of us Conch shell- rule of law and civilization Piggy’s glasses- science and technology, mankind's power to transform and remake their environment to best suit its needs. Fire- 1: technology, 2: connection to the world around them, and 3:hope The Scar- that man, and his savage nature, destroys paradise merely by entering it. The Ocean- the unconscious, the thoughts and desires buried deep within all humans.

Introduction II. Symbol #1 -5 sentences - in-text citations Symbols in A Separate Peace: How do these symbols teach a moral lesson in the novel? Introduction Attention grabber Introduce novel & author What is the book about? Thesis: The symbols ____ and ____ teach the moral lesson that _______________. II. Symbol #1 -5 sentences - in-text citations III. Symbol #2 IV. Conclusion Restate your thesis statement (say it differently) Say something about symbols Say something about morals or coming of age Why is this important to understand?

II. Symbol #1 ( A Separate Peace) Symbols in A Separate Peace and Lord of the Flies: (Honors Only) How do these symbols teach a moral lesson in the novel? Introduction Attention grabber Introduce novels & authors What are the books about? Thesis: The symbols ____ and ____ teach the moral lesson that _______________. II. Symbol #1 ( A Separate Peace) -6 sentences (Topic, Detail, Evidence, Comment, Comment, Close) - in-text citations III. Symbol #2 (Lord of the Flies) IV. Conclusion Restate your thesis statement (say it differently) Say something about symbols Say something about morals or coming of age Why is this important to understand?