In Webster's dictionary, "popular" means, "liked by the people" or " very well liked by ones friends and acquaintances". Phineas is properly described by this definition, he fits the criteria and he himself seems perfect in almost everyway. In A Separate Peace, Finny is the all star of the school and respectably is the friendliest person of all. Finny's powerful, charismatic figure inspires good in everyone's heart in Devon, his spirit never fades and he is strong in almost every perspective. The all American, Phineas: self confident, extremely likeable, and the best athlete in the school, but his fatal flaw of assuming the best in everyone was his downfall.
His self-confidence and unnecessary thought of what people thought about him gained him popularity and trusting friendships. Finny is comfortable enough with himself to say to Gene, "Proper person is your best friend" "Which is what you are" (pg 48). Although Gene thought that exposing that feeling was like "suicide", he also believed that Finny showed bravery and self confidence. To be able to tell someone that you love them, especially from a guy to a guy, describes that person as a self confident person. Finny's self confidence makes himself believe that Gene didn't have anything to do with him falling off the tree, he doesn't want to believe it because all he sees in Gene is a best friend which is loyal and faithful. Therefore Finny trust everyone to his fullest extent. Him believing that everyone is like him makes him have no doubt about anyone. Finny shows no weakness to shyness and feels comfortable with himself to his fullest extent. .
Finny was the "all American boy next door", which befriended people with his good looks and his charm. Although Finny is only a C average student, his mind is as sharp as can be and he charm's himself out of any predicament to elude an argument or escape punishment. Finny try's to avoid argument and punishment by using his charm and his unique class of friendliness.
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A Seperate Peace-Finny How Things Change In the novel "A Separate Peace," by John Knowles, a boy named Gene visits his high school 15 years after graduating in order to find an inner peace. While attending the private boys' school during the second World War, Gene's best friend Phineas died and ...
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In John Knowle's A Seperate Peace, the main characters, Gene and Finny have a unique friendship that transforms throughout chapter four. ... In the book A Separate Peace, the main characters Finny and Gene transform into different people by the end of the book. ... It is up to the reader to decide whether the changes in A Separate Peace"" were for the better or for the worse....
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This quote by Gene Forrester, a character in John Knowle's novel A Separate Peace, depicts Gene's personal turmoil during his high school years. Throughout the entire novel Gene had an emotional quest for his own separate peace. ... Upon acknowledging his own guilt, Gene could ride himself of the black empty hole inside of him, and truly find his own separate peace. ...
While reading any peace of literature, a significant event in that story can lead to a further understanding of the characters involved with the incident, and/or the novel itself. In the book A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, one character makes a horrible mistake that not only advanced the reader's understanding of the novel, but also leads to that characters fall. ... In the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, one character made a mistake that not only led to more problems for him, but also to the death of his best friend. ...
