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consistency, Finny enjoys things that are new and different. Gene

idolizes him.

Minor

Edwin Lepellier (Leper) – another student at Devon. Portrayed as

a contrast to Gene and Finny, he is always immersed in the natural

world, sketching birds and looking for beaver dams. He becomes

the first person from Devon to enlist in the armed service and fight

in the war. When he has to face the life of conformity and

regulations demanded by the army, he becomes a psychotic

individual.

Brinker Hadley – one of the students at Devon who is considered

a leader of his class. He instigates the trial against Gene, for he

suspects that something is strange about Finny’s accident.

Mr. Prud’homme, Mr. Patch-Withers, and Mr. Ludsbury –

teachers at Devon.

Dr. Stanpole – the doctor who treats Finny’s leg.

Chet Douglass, Bobby Zane and Quackenbush – other students

at Devon.

CONFLICT

Protagonist:

Gene Forrester, the narrator, is also the protagonist of the novel.

Idolizing Finny and striving to be like him, Gene becomes

extremely jealous of his friend’s abilities and spontaneous ways.

His jealousy makes him cause Finny to fall from a tree; in turn,

Finny becomes a cripple, destroying his bright and promising

future. When Finny learns that Gene, his supposed best friend, has

caused his accident, he is shocked and hurt. Feeling that his trust

and faith have been violated, he falls down the stairs and breaks his

leg again. In turn, Gene is more ravaged with guilt than ever.