Phineas is the extreme example of all that's good in a
character. He is straightforward and openly honest in all his enthusiastic, energetic
encounters with everyone he meets.
He could also shine at many other things, with
people for instance, the others in our dormitory, the faculty; in fact, if you stopped
to think about it, Finny could shine with everyone, he attracted everyone he
met.
Finny loves life and
wants for everyone else to share his joy. He is constantly searching for the next
adventure, pushing the envelope to test the boundaries and find out how far he can go in
exploring new aspects of the world around him.
Gene, on the
other hand, is not necessarily evil but is very insecure and concerned with preserving
himself, which puts him on the defensive and easily causes suspicion in his relationship
with Finny.
My brain exploded. He minded, despised the
possibility that I might be the head of the school. There was a swift chain of
explosions in my brain, one certainty after another blasted - up like a detonation went
the idea of any best friend, up went affection and partnership and sticking by someone
and relying on someone absolutely in the jungle of a boys' school, up went the hope that
there was anyone in this school - in this world - whom I could
trust.
The evil but
unintentional result of Gene's perception of Finny at that moment in time is the
retaliation against Finny's great natural athletic ability when Gene causes Finny to
loose his balance on the tree limb.
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