What conflicts does brinker deal with in a seperate peace?

In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the World War II setting is an obvious external conflict occurring in the background, but the main conflict is the internal battle that the protagonist, Gene, is fighting with himself.

In many ways, Brinker represents the positive sense of responsibility that comes with adulthood. When he convinces Gene to enlist in the army, Gene moves toward accepting obligations and leaving the carefree realm of childhood behind. Yet Brinker also embodies the cynicism and jadedness of adolescence.

The tree in A Separate Peace represents a place where young and naïve students prepare to be war heroes. Through their shared bravery, Finny and Gene bond and become best friends when they both jump out of the tree. ... Years later, Gene returns to the tree to find that it is not as foreboding as he remembered it being.

So when Finny dies, it symbolizes how nothing is invincible; each of us will be changed by something in the world around us-a war, a trial, even a jealous friend-and we will have to surrender our peace to that change. ... Finny symbolized peace, harmony and innocence; his death symbolized the departure of that.

Explanation:

g o o g l e

i hope this helps lol