The narrator of the novel, Gene Forrester, is a grown man who returns to the Devon School and recollects his years spent there. During the duration of the novel Gene is around 16 years old, he is thoughtful, intelligent, with a tendency to brood. Gene is extremely competitive with a sarcastic sense of humor. He often shuns overt displays of emotion, much like most students at Devon.

Gene's "best friend" is Finny(Phineas). Finny is perfect in

almost every way. He is honest, handsome, self confident, utterly disarming, extremely likable, as well as the best athlete in the entire school. Finny lives for moments of pure, unrestrained friendship, and his strong sense of loyalty extends to any group of which he is a member. He strives to be rebellious, making even the sternness proponents indulge in anarchical bliss with him.

When Gene comes to the realization as to what had happened, he is overwhelmed with guilt. Gene wonders what Finny would do in his situation and decides he would confess everything. Gene feels that time is suspended with the close of the Summer Session. He feels detached and uninterested at home. Gene thinks for a moment that Finny's anger at his confession reveals something true about him and helps him know himself better, but Finny disagrees. Finny refuses to believe Gene's confession and his refusal makes Gene start to doubt his story himself.

Now understanding the identity of Gene and Finny you can begin to analyze th

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Approximate Word count = 687
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)