Comparing "A separate Peace" by John Knowles with "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Someone once said " Competition does not build character it reveals it." This quote can be interpreted as meaning while competing against peers your true personality shows and is revealed. This statement can be related to novels A Separate Peace by John Knowles and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In both works the protagonist fights an ongoing battle and eventually shows the reader their true character. Gene Forrester and Victor Frankenstein perfectly prove that this statement is accurate.
Throughout the novel A Separate Peace Gene is involved with an ongoing battle with his best friends Phineas. The trouble begins when Finny jumps off a tree and persuades Gene to do it as well. …