Why does Gene become Finny?
He is oddly comforted to feel like he is not himself for a while, and to step into Finny’s shoes. He wants Finny’s amiable nature, his leadership, his popularity, his ability to get out of anything. So, Gene wants to be like Finny, even if he won’t directly admit it.
How did Finny die?
At a distance, Gene follows Finny to the infirmary, hoping to talk with him alone. Later that day, in an operation to set the leg again, Finny dies when some marrow from the broken bone enters the bloodstream and stops his heart.
What happened to Finny at the end of Chapter 11?
As Brinker tries to bring Leper back to his senses, Finny rises and declares that he doesn’t care what happened. He then rushes out of the room in tears. The boys hear his footsteps and the tapping of his cane as he runs down the hall, followed by the horrible sound of his body falling down the marble staircase.
Why does Finny say there is no war?
Finny declares that there is no war, that it is all a conspiracy orchestrated by the adult establishment—by fat, rich, old men—to keep young people in their place. Finny tells Gene that he wanted to be an Olympic athlete and that now he will have to train Gene to go in his place.
Why does Brinker refuse to enlist Gene?
Brinker insists that Gene has been putting off enlisting in the armed forces for one reason. Brinker tells Gene that he refuses to enlist in the armed forces because he pities Finny, who is crippled from his injury.
Why doesn’t gene have a roommate?
Why doesn’t Gene have a roommate? Because Gene chose Finny knowing that he would not be back. Where do the boys go to smoke? You just studied 33 terms!
Why did leper spend the night on Mt?
Why did Leper spend the night on Mt. What causes Leper to enlist? Volunteering for something he likes instead of getting stuck somewhere he doesn’t like and sees ski troops recruiting. You just studied 14 terms!
Why does Mr Prud Homme stop at the Boys Room?
Why does Mr. Prud’homme stop at the boys room? They missed dinner.
What makes gene realize that Finny thinks of him as an extension of himself?
What does Finny accuse the narrator of when he comes to the window? What makes Gene realize that Finny thinks of him as an extension of himself? Preparing him to take his place in athletic events. Describe the narrator’s “double vision” on his way to the stadium.