Gene is also paranoid of Finny. This causes him to act without thinking and cause big problems. Gene causes conflict between his relationship with Finny, and has uncalled for actions with Finny anytime. Finny does not realize the truth about Gene until the end of the book, when Gene starts to act weird to him, and admit to all the things he had done on purpose, that Finny had suspected were by accident.
Between the two friends, and their relationship, Finny resembles kindness, and innocence, and Gene represents envy, and jealousy. Throughout the course of the book, Gene causes distance between Finny, and himself, because he is not willing to accept that Finny is a better friend and athlete than him. He started