A Separate Peace: Can anyone find physical descriptiopns of Gene and Phineas?

Question

A Separate Peace is a book by John Knowles. The two main Characters are Gene and Phineas. I've looked through the book, but I can't find any physical descriptions of them, like hair color and such. Does Gene even have a description because he's the narrator?

Answer 1

MAJOR CHARACTERS

• GENE FORRESTER Gene is the narrator of the story. He tells us what is going on; we see everything through his eyes. But because he is telling us what is happening, step by step, he must be the kind of person who has the ability to get involved in situations and then to step back from them and view them impartially. Gene is observer as well as participant, and that dual role can create problems for him. Occasionally, as when his friend Finny is in trouble, Gene comes across as confused and unable to act. More…

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• PHINEAS (FINNY) Finny, Gene's best friend through good or ill, rests securely at the center of the story. Right from the start we know Finny is unlike any other person we've met, or rather, he's an extreme form of the most incredible person we've ever met. More…

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A Separate Peace - John Knowles - STUDY GUIDES:

Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Commentary, Plot Summary, Character Descriptions, Literary Analysis – Themes.

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Answer 2

If you can't find actual descriptions then perhaps you should be looking for implied descriptions as the nearest to actual ones .... stating that these implications give an overall impression of ......