Characterizing Gene

Title: Characterizing Gene
Category: Literature / Novels | Words: 399 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)

Characterizing Gene

Gene is a prime example of the typical Devon School pupil. He’s a good student, and most likely of a relatively wealthy background. Physically, Gene is sixteen years old. He’s five feet, eight and one half inches tall and weighs one hundred forty pounds. And while walking, Gene is often “…breaking into…West Point stride” [page 11]. These, basically, are the only physical descriptions offered by the narrator. Through his retellings, however, we as …showed first 75 words of 399 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 399 total…race to become the best. And yet after all this, Gene has regrets. After learning that Finny will never again be able to engage in sports, Gene recounts his feelings and resulting actions; “I burst out crying into my hands; I cried for Phineas…” [page 56]. He even admits his shocking guilt to Phineas on page 62; “I was thinking about it…about you because—I was thinking about you and the accident because I caused it.”

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