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” In A Separate Peace, Fny breaks Devon’s 100-yard etyle swimmg rerd—but the wng time was unofficial, as Gene, who served as timekeeper, was the sole there was no scriptn of any sexual enunter the novel, some rears have ntend that the book has a gay unrcurrent. A handful of crics have objected to this perceived dynamic, cludg parents a central New York school district who, 1980, nounced A Separate Peace as a “filthy, trashy sex novel” that enuraged homosexualy.
For what ’s worth, Knowl said, “If there had been homoeroticism between Pheas and Gene, I would have put the book, I assure you. It’s not explicly gay, pecially knowg this was butch WWII era, but feels a ltle, you know … [drops wrists]. Also, the next time I’m searchg for onle ntent, I want to wre “healthy, termed, not over-exaggerated but fe and substantial buttocks” and see what I didn’t the way, when I was lookg up more about John Knowl for this piece, apparently Brker is based his Phillips Exeter buddy – and known homosexual – Gore Vidal.
No, I don't thk Gene and Fny are gay. But a huge unrcurrent of homophobia ns through the story, and Leper, who is entirely out of place among this crowd of preppy boys, might be gay - not to suggt there's anythg wrong wh that.