A Separate Peace is a fictional story that takes place during World War II. The setting of the story takes place at Devon, a all boy private school. The campus is perceived as a beautiful place with green grass and a clear river during the summer. It is generally a peaceful place that is secluded from the world that is consumed in war and loss. The book is fictional, but many aspects can be related to present day. The war is never really described except for when they read the news and it doesn’t make a big impact on their isolated world. The many wars that go on today doesn’t make a big impact on our everyday lives either. Usually, we continue on our daily routine without much thought of the death and destruction that is occurring somewhere else. Eventually tension rises on campus when the boys are about to graduate, because the war is about to effect their lives. Security today keeps tightening as the fear in the people rise when the war from the other side of the planet leaks into home. The youth and innocence of the boys in the story are still seen today with the carelessness of boys and their attitude of the world revolving around them. The story may be fictional, but many of the topics are still relevant in our world.