Gene And Finny Character Analysis
Gene shares his own feelings while observing Finny's actions and speech, but he never really enters his friend's thoughts. For example, Gene learns only late in the novel that Finny desperately wants to enlist in the military any military and that his fantasy about the fake war simply represents a way of hiding his pain. Finny lives in action always moving, playing, challenging others to join him. Finny's game of blitzball, for example, expresses his essential nature with its spontaneous style of play and its rules made up on the run.
Gene and Finny, despite being opposites in personality, are very close friends. Gene's quiet, intellectual personality is a character foil for Finny's carefree, athletic outgoing behavior. During Gene’s time
Gene and Finny, despite being opposites in personality, are very close friends. Gene's quiet, intellectual personality is a character foil for Finny's carefree, athletic outgoing behavior. During Gene’s time