Leper In the book “A Separate Peace” there are many characters which are talked about and play a role in the story. The main characters Gene and Finny, short for Phineas, are what drive the whole story and are the center of the many themes and meanings derived from this book. Elwin Lepellier also known as Leper-Lepellier is not as visible as Gene and Finny, but plays a role that is essential to the story. …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…way they never would have. His own actions diverted the attention to him. At the end of the book Gene states about Leper that “…or else, like Leper, emerge from a protective cloud of vagueness only to meet it, the horror, face to face, just as he had always feared, and so give up the struggle absolutely.”(196) Leper, a minor character, helped the boys realize reality whether with his action inside and outside of Devon.