Finny's Ill Fate
Death is never a joyous topic to talk about because it is full of grief and sorrow. In the book The Separate Peace the death of Phineas is devastating to both the readers and the main character Gene. In the novel the doctor states the cause of death as heart failure due to bone marrow in the blood stream but any educated English student could realize that Finny did not die due to an accident. He died because he no longer had the will to survive. The main reasons for Finny wanting to give up on life where due to sports, the war and Gene.In the story Finny is portrayed as the Greek athletes of ancient Greece. He was energetic, vibrant and always excelling in physical activities. He even invented a game, which he gave the name bl
He was the major contributor to Finny's depression. He told Gene that it was just a conspiracy or a lie made up by the fat cats in Washington. Since he was no longer able to play modern sports he wanted to compete in some other way. Finny's inability to see Gene as hostile is his weakness and because of his ignorance he was betrayed. He was no longer scared physically but emotionally as well. itz ball, a game where everyone heatedly compete but no one wins. The war also had a profound effect on Finny. Finny's life was ruined because of the accident with Gene. His dreams were never going to come true regardless of what he tried to do. Gene was unaware of how Finny was devastated by this. His personality towards the end takes a radical change. The fact that Finny actually wanted to fight in the war may be because of the accident. Sports which highlighted Finny's life could not be an avid part of him physically. He had broken his leg and was instructed that he could never play sports anymore. For Finny the war was the ultimate competition, a struggle between two groups trying to come out on top.
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