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A Separate Peace
Building a Soundtrack
1. Consider the following themes and motifs in A Separate Peace. Think carefully about which
are most prominent and interesting to you. You may add to this list if you would like.
Friendship
Competition
Jealousy
Betrayal
Guilt
Fear
Denial
Forgiveness
Struggle
War
Death
Winning
Losing
Love
Hate
2. Select 6 songs or pieces of music that would be appropriate in a soundtrack
for
A Separate Peace. Each song or musical piece must focus on a separate theme
or motif.
3. Complete the prompts on the back of this paper to justify each of your musical selections. Be
prepared to share your soundtrack with the class! Refer to my example below for help.
Choice #1
Musical Selection: “In My Life”
Artist(s)/Composer: The Beatles
Theme or Motif: Friendship
Lyrics (or description of musical elements) that supports this choice:
But of all these friends and lovers/There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning/When I think of love as something new
Though I know I’ll never lose affection/For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them/In my life I love you more.
Quote from the text that supports this choice: “‘ . . . and at this teen-age period in your life the
proper person is your best pal.’ He hesitated and then added, ‘which is what you are’ . . .” (48).
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Choice #2
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Choice #3
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