Gene
Nice or mean?
<Tab/>A Separate Peace by John Knowles may appear to be a simple little book at first glance. However, it is actually a fairly complex book with many interesting and versatile characters. One of these characters, Gene Forrester, almost seems to have multiple personalities by the way he acts differently around different people. He even acts differently towards the same people too and is constantly changing what he believes.
<Tab/>The main portion of the book deals with Gene's relationship with his roommate Phineas. It is especially in this r…