There are many similarities between the books The Heart of Darkness and A Separate Peace. Most are between the two main characters' friends and how they deal with their situations and problems. The similarities between the two characters are their leadership skills, their expertise, and how their friends affect them. Mr. Kurtz and Finny both have incredible leadership skills. Finny is able to persuade Gene to do practically anything he wants him to do which …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…the end, both of their friends die from something they did to them while trying to save them. In the case of Finny, he dies from a freak accident during his operation and he is not ready to die since he has many great things ahead of him. Mr. Kurtz dies from malnutrition and also from leaving his "friends", the natives. However, he is ready to die because he accomplished a lot in his life.