Rink

Emily Rink
Mr. Dehnke
3rd Period
24 January 2016
How Did A Separate Peace Earn Its Title:
An Annotated Bibliography
Tribunella, Eric L. "Refusing the Queer Potential: John Knowles's A Separate Peace." Children's
Literature 2002
Eric L. Tribunella is an associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi.
This article pinpoints and explains the inner turmoil inside Gene and further expresses why Gene
is at peace at the end of the novel. It explains that Gene strives to be a proper man, and once
Finny is dead, he can finally become one because he is finally able to put his homosexual
feelings behind him. This article highlights my topic because this article specifically explains the
reason for Gene being at war with himself, and, just like the title of the book, can finally be at
peace once Finny is dead. This criticism is alike to my other article, Overview by John T.
Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden. The overview expands further on Genes private war, the one
that centers on Genes and Finnys relationship, and backs up the evidence that Finny and Gene
had feelings for one another.
Slethaug, Gordon E. "The Play of the Double in A Separate Peace." Canadian Review of
American Studies Fall 1984
Gordon E. Slethaug is a professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where he is an
English Langue and Literature teacher and researches contemporary American Literature and

Rink

film, and international education, and he is an honorary professor in the Arts at the University of
Hong Kong, China. This article goes into detail about Gene and Finnys relationship. It talks
about their relationship being based on playfulness and instinctual love. This article helps my
topic because is goes into depth about their relationship, which feeds my reasoning as to why the
book is called A Separate Peace. Like the other articles, it tells about how Gene and Finny had
feelings for each other, which I whole-heartedly agree with.
Gillespie, John T., and Corinne J. Naden. "Overview: A Separate Peace."Characters in Young
Adult Literature. Detroit: Gale, 1997
John T. Gillespie, one of the authors of this article, is a former Dean and Instructor of
Library Science, Long Island University and has authored many books in the area of library
management, school libraries, and childrens and young adult literature, and Corinne J. Naden,
the other author, is a childrens author and editor. This article focuses on Gene and his may
characteristics. It blatantly puts that Gene and Finny had feelings for each other, and explains
why Gene doesnt share his feelings. This article helps support my topic because it talks about
Genes private war with himself and about how he is finally at peace once Finny is dead. Unlike
the other articles, this article is an overview. It explains all the essential characters, such as Gene,
and talks about how he is suppressing his homosexual feelings, much like what the other articles
have been saying.
"Straight from the Closet." Straight from the Closet. N.p., 4 July 2000. Web. 29 Jan. 2016.
The author of this article was not given, but Mit.edu published it. This article talks about
how homosexuals were oppressed back in the 1900s. It mentions real events and articles relating
to homosexuality. It illuminates my project because it describs life for a homosexual growing up
in the mid-40s, which relates to Gene. Unlike the articles prior, this article talks about real

Rink

experiences about being gay in the 40s.

Magill, Frank N. Psychology Basics. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1998. Print.
Dr. Frank N. Magill has been a writer and editor of distinguished reference works for the
past forty years, and he was named Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This book
highlighted homosexuality and the scientific factor of it. The book talks about the causes of
being gay and how people react to it. This book illuminates my topic because it shows what was
going on inside Gene. It helped me understand why he might have been gay from a modern
standpoint. Unlike the other articles, this book takes place in modern times and focuses on the
science aspect of homosexuality.
Bryant, Hallman Bell. Understanding A Separate Peace: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources,
and Historical Documents. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. Print.
Hallman Bryant is the author of several analysis books about A Separate Peace. This
book talks about how the military reacted to homosexuals in the army. It summarized the
harassment that gays went through while being in the army. This book highlights my topic
because Gene wanted to get into the army, and nobody would want to join the army if they knew
how much they would be tormented because of their sexuality. Unlike my other articles, this
book shows outer conflict (the military), while my other articles and book feature inner conflict.