watching ski troops
Leper Lepellier
Leper Lepellier
Leper Lepellier is the first of Gene's classmates to enlist in the military during World War II. He chooses to join a ski patrol unit after being inspired by a presentation at Devon school.
He sees a movie of soldiers that ski.
In John Knowles' novel "A Separate Peace," the first boy to enlist is Leper Lepellier. He is characterized as somewhat eccentric and is the first among his peers to leave Devon School to join the army, highlighting the pressures and expectations of war during World War II. Leper's decision reflects the complexities of masculinity and the impact of the war on young men. His enlistment serves as a pivotal moment in the story, influencing the other characters' perspectives on duty and friendship.
When Gene caused Finny to fall from the tree in the beginning, Leper saw what happened. Then when he enlists in the army he is overwhelmed. The burden of what he saw and the stress of the war are too much for him to bear and he goes mad. He later returns to Devon and tells the boys what he saw, leading to Finny's fall down the marble steps.
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You might enlist in the army and help them fight the current wars, or if that is not feasible, perhaps you might convince some better qualified person to enlist in the army, or have children and when they are old enough suggest that they enlist in the army.
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Leper.
You might enlist in the army and help them fight the current wars, or if that is not feasible, perhaps you might convince some better qualified person to enlist in the army, or have children and when they are old enough suggest that they enlist in the army.
He chose to enlist in the army right after graduating from high school.