The concept of freedom began in the Athenian Empire, under the leadership of Pericles in the late 5th century BC, through democracy: civic freedom. After centuries of tyrannical rule, people have been quick to give in to the ideology of democracy: the ability to have control over how they are governed. Furthermore, people craved not only civic freedom but all aspects of freedom (economic freedom, religious freedom, personal freedom, etc.). For Libertas Perfundet Omnia Luce, freedom will flood everything with light. Centuries later, the concept of freedom has spread into the life of every living soul; people allowed themselves to be seduced by the search for freedom, believing they were confined to their lives or environments. This search for freedom has been reflected in literature for centuries: most protagonists have tried to escape the confinement of their surroundings and most have succeeded. Three respectable works of literature – James Joyce's Dubliners, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and John Knowles's A Separate Peace – have succeeded in challenging the idea of ​​escaping confinement; Joyce, Knowles, and Conrad erased this literary fantasy and stated the terrible truth of the reality of life: a person will always be/feel confined, regardless of whether they escape. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, is a crucial piece of literature. in capturing the American narrative of coming of age; chronicles the attempt to preserve youth by evading the adult world: the events of A Separate Peace occurred during the early years of World War II, a time when wide-eyed children were drafted into the army and exposed to the danger of premature adulthood; the professional... center of the card... betrayal, is emphasized when Gene compares sport to war: "football players were determined to crush each other... boxers fought to the death... a tennis could turn into a bullet” (84). Before the accident, sport was a source of liberation from World War II for Finny and Gene, the comparison between sport and war illustrates that this source of liberation has been taken away from them. away into the new war. The new war has confined them and eliminated every escape route, making it crueler than World War II. At the end of A Separate Peace, readers do not fail to recognize Finny and Gene's failure to secure freedom ; although they managed to escape World War II, they were imprisoned in another war, Knowles states that there is no escape, because people will always be confined to their environment or situations...