What is the mood in A Separate Peace?

The mood
of a story is the feeling that a piece of literature evokes in the reader. Throughout the novel
, Knowles tells a story about a man named Gene reminiscing about his past
childhood friendship with Finny and illustrates Gene's conflicting emotions as an adolescent
attending the Devon School. The majority of the novel focuses on Gene's misguided feelings
towards Finny, the consequences of making Finny fall from a tree, concealing his true emotions,
and preparing to enter World War II with his classmates. Since Finny dies as a result of the
injury suffered from his fall, Gene feels responsible for his friend's death and...