"Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bend and I jounced the limb. Finny... tumbled sideways, broke through the little branches below and hit the bank with a sickening... thud. It was the first clumsy physical action I had ever seen him make. With unthinking sureness, I... jumped into the river, every trace of my fear of this forgotten" (59-60)
This is where Gene really snaps, at least for the first time. He intentionally tries to hurt Finny by causing him to fall out of the tree. Not only does he accomplish that, he then jumps into the river, happier than before. I don't think Phineas had done anything to deserve that, because he was only being himself! Gene is this extreme person who can't handle himself, and I feel bad for him.
Why didn't anyone notice how strange it was that he then jumped into the river without acting concerned?
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