Monday, November 24, 2008

A Separate Peace 11•24

"But I could feel my throat closing in them; I could never say them, never." (90)

This is important because it shows that Gene could admit to himself and to Finny what he did, but he's still not fully come to terms with it yet. He can't tell these (basically) strangers that he hurt his friend because I don't think he can really admit to it yet. I think he still kind of pushes the possibility that it was his fault away, even though he admitted it, and admits it several times. It's almost like he's- not only ashamed- but also afraid of the incident.

Why were the people accusing him of hurting Phineas all of a sudden?

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