How does his death relate to the story title and the major internal conflict that Gene had throughout the story!? Why must Finny die to fully develop the theme!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This is kind of a complicated answer, and I haven't read the book in a while, so the timeline might be kind of skewed!. Sorry 'bout that!. >!.< Finny created their 'separate peace' from the war going on outside of Devon during the summer session!. With the games and rule breaking and slacking off and ignoring the war, everything was good!. Then, with Finny injured, they "fell from Eden!." Finny later tried to recreate their 'separate peace' during the winter with the winter carnival and by training Gene for the winter Olympics, but it didn't work!. When the war effort came through and recruited the boys to help clear the railroad, the boys were forced to start coming back to reality and away from their peacetime!. They then began romanticizing the war, until Leper returned!. When Finny died, the gates of Eden, and thus their separate peace, were fully closed forever!. Finny knew the truth before he died, but Gene never got the chance to apologize - he couldn't get over that for many years until he returned!. In all that time, he had never again come across true peace because of what happened at Devon School!. Even while Finny was alive, he was still jealous of Finny, but at the same time, regretful about what he did in the tree!. He never got the chance to move on from that!. If Finny hadn't died, Gene could have had the chance to make amends!. Finny could have forgiven him, and Gene could have lived in relative happiness!. Because he died, though, it was impossible!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I have not read this book since the 10th grade but i'll try my best for you!! Ok, Finny's death is incredibly vital to the plot because Gene has a burning hatred growing within him of the boy, which was his main intention for pushing him off the tree!. In order to quench the flame of jealously inside of Gene, Finny just had to die, or Gene could not have achieved "peace", like the title implies!. The reader can discern the rivlary when Finny breaks the swimming record without a day of practice to Gene's amazement!. All that Gene has to hold on to are his studies, which he screws up when he goes to the beach with Finny and skips!. Hope that helps!!;)Www@QuestionHome@Com |