A Separate Piece by John Knowles - Maturity

<Tab/>Maturity is a matter that is often disregarded by many people, especially teenagers. Eventually everyone has to face and accept maturity leaving their profound young innocence in their past. In the novel, The Separate Peace, John Knowles writes about how teenagers came into the academy of Devon and matured from innocence to experience. It shows the struggle of kids during WWII, trying to cope with what was happening and several methods used in order to deal with the problems occurring in every day life. Not only was life harsh back then, but there was also the threat of…