A Separate Peace was a very popular and critically acclaimed book that helped illustrate the many things that war, competition, and evil do to the people that live in the world. With the loss of innocence, comes the knowledge of evil and perhaps then the knowledge of how to defeat it comes then as well. But with this knowledge, you do lose your innocence, and when that happens, the natural malice that lurks in the heart of every human being can arise and destroy the hopes of any person. The ultimate fight is the one of battling this darkness, to dry and bring about the return of goodness. A Separate Peace shows us what happens when innocence is lost, and when evil reigns in the heart of man. There are many, many symbolic and thematic elements to A Separate Peace. The movie I thought did a good job of showing these, and really just following the book. Personally, I didn't really like this movie at all, and would suggest that anyone thinking about watching the movie avoid it, but you have been warned.
P.S. The book isn't that great either.
P.S. The book isn't that great either.