Assignment #7 What does the conversation about enlisting reveal about Finny and Gene’s relationship (p107-108)?(Thomas)
The conversation about enlisting reveals that Gene and Finny need each other. Here in the reading Finny shows how he needs Gene to be with him in order to survive. “I could hardly believe it, but it was too plainly printed in the closed expression of his face to mistake, too discernible beneath the even tone of his voice: Phineas was shocked at the idea of my leaving. in some way he needed me,”(108). Here Gene observed Finny's reaction to his leave. Through that he saw shock at first but what is sadness as well. His face just shows that when it comes down to the point where you can lose someone, how much they matter to you and how much you really need them. Here Finny is realizing how much he needs Gene right at the point where he may leave. “I wouldn’t enlist with you if you were General MacAurther’s eldest son,”(108). Here Gene is reassuring Finny that he is definitely not going to enlist. Soon after this puts a smile on Finny’s face happy to know that Gene is staying and not enlisting. Plus Gene also needs Finny so he can feel less guilty about what he did to him. Overall they both need each other in order to survive.
I agree, this conversation shows that Gene and Finny need each other. This is also shown when Finny says, "Enlist!", "You're going to enlist?" When Finny says this we can tell that he is shocked, and clearly does not want Gene to leave. Gene is shocked by this, because he believes that he is the last person Finny should want to be keeping around. He shows his disbelief when he says, "I was the least trustworthy person he had ever met. I knew that; he knew or should know that too."
I agree, this conversation shows that Gene and Finny need each other. This is also shown when Finny says, "Enlist!", "You're going to enlist?" When Finny says this we can tell that he is shocked, and clearly does not want Gene to leave. Gene is shocked by this, because he believes that he is the last person Finny should want to be keeping around. He shows his disbelief when he says, "I was the least trustworthy person he had ever met. I knew that; he knew or should know that too."
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