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tree. It surrounds him with the shock of his true self until he finally reacts

by jouncing the limb. Up in the tree, before the two friends are about to make

their "double-jump", Gene sees Finny in this new light. He realizes

that Finny feels no jealousy or hatred towards him and that Finny is indeed

perfect in every way. Gene becomes aware that only he is the jealous one. He

learns of his animosity and that he really is a "savage underneath".

Over a long period of time Gene had been denying his feelings of hatred towards

Finny, saying that it was normal for him to feel this way. Now all of the

feelings come back to him and he sees how terrible he really is. After the

realization of the person he truly is, in his room and up in the tree, Gene must

now confront his problems, face reality, and deal with the future. He must learn

that communication is very important in a relationship and that he must express

himself instead of keeping his feelings inside, as he had always done with

Finny. He must learn to listen to himself rather than to others. These were just

a few of the many problems there were in his relationship with Finny. He must

face reality and acknowledge the fact that he isn’t as great as Finny, that he

is his own individual person and that Finny isn’t as perfect as he thought. Gene

must accept the guilt for Finny’s difficulties after his injury and must help

Finny as a punishment and act of repentance for his deed. Gene does this by

"giving a part of himself to Finny" as we see with the case of sports

throughout the rest of the novel – how Gene "becomes" Finny when it

comes to sports. Although the above are all of great importance, the greatest

hurdle Gene must overcome is learning to live with what he’s done. This painful

step is the one which will allow him to completely mature. The final stage of

Gene’s maturation is his self-acceptance and self-forgiveness. He has to accept

that he isn’t perfect and that he, like any other normal being (even Finny), has

faults. Accepting that his innocence has been lost helps Gene move on into

another part of his life and realize that he can never return to the days of his

innocent youth again. He can now become a man, enter the war and adult world and

leave his youth behind. Forgiving himself is the step which allows Gene to lead

a normal life and enter society. He must finally forgive himself completely for

his blind act and allow himself to "come in out of the rain". By

accepting as well as forgiving the person that he is, Gene enables himself to

move on and join the adult world. Gene’s maturation is a painful and difficult

process that reveals a darker side of Gene that he doesn’t necessarily wish to

see. However painful, Gene is made a better person during his maturation through

his suffering. Through his pain and awful revelations about himself, Gene

matures from an insecure child to a self-knowledgeable adult. The significant

quote that I chose for "A Separate Peace," is when Brinker says to

Gene: "There is a war on, here’s one soldier our side has already lost.

We’ve got to find out what happened." This remark relates to me because is

determining and shows leadership. He is determined to find out what happened and

he will do whatever it takes to find out even if he has to break up a

friendship. I would have done the same thing. If I had a friend, and he or she

was intentionally pushed from a tree because someone was jealous of him or her,

I would become angry and agitated until I got to the bottom of it.

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