Реферат: A Separate Peace Finny

clothes to the infirmary.

“It was some blind impulse you had in the tree there, you didn’t know

what you were doing. Was that it?”

“Yes, yes, that was it. Oh, that was it, but how can you believe that?”

“I do, I think I can believe that. I’ve gotten awfully mad sometimes

and almost forgotten what I was doing…It wasn’t anything personal.”

“No, I don’t know how to show you, how can I show you, Finny?”

“I believe you. It’s okay because I understand and I believe you.

You’ve already shown me and I believe you.” Finny forgave Gene and all was well,

at least for a little while.

Finny’s development can be seen throughout the novel by tracing his

seeming perfection, his strong beliefs, and his ability to forgive. Finny

changed from being the best athlete in the school to being the only one who

couldn’t go to the war. Finny was a very good person. Finny was a very firm

believer in what he thought was right. Finny was a very forgiving person,

believing in the forgiveness of friends. Unfortunately, Finny died due to the

negligence of the school doctor. When Finny’s leg was being set some bone

marrow escaped into his blood stream stopping his heart. When Gene heard this

news he didn’t cry. Gene felt that, along with Phineas, he himself had died,

and you don’t cry at your own funeral. Gene went back to his school to come to

grips with the fact that he was partially responsible for Finny’s death. Finny

was not perfect; D’s on his tests and bad grades show that. But to Gene, Finny

was perfect and always would be.