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#8 War/Peace

May 28, 2013 by dfrazier   

One element of these opposite words is how In the beginning, Gene is violent (War) and makes Finny fall off the tree. However, in the end, he admits his crimes to Finny and becomes very peaceful with him. This is shows yet again the main example of how Gene changes dramatically in the novel.

Another element of these opposite words is how Gene is peaceful in the sense that he enjoys sitting in the peace and quite, while on the other hand, Finny is somewhat opposite.  Finny is very athletic and active, so in this situation he represents war.

A third element is how Leper joins the ski soldiers because he enjoys skiing.  Skiing brings peace to Leper and so he thinks that by joining the ski soldiers, he will gain at least a little bit of peace.  However, he doesn’t take into consideration the “soldier” part or the “war” part so this makes Leper go insane. Hence his section 8 discharge.

A fourth element is how there is a peaceful and violent part of Finny. Though Finny is athletic, his athletics bring him peace.  Through out most of the novel, Finny doesn’t believe that the war is real, or at least he doesn’t want to believe it. But by the end, he realizes that it is real and come to accept it. This mainly shows his peaceful side, the reader does see however that Finny can accept the violence of his time.

Another great example of these opposite words is the seasons of Devon.  In the summer, every thing id relaxed and laid back, this represents peace.  But when winter comes around, everything is much more strict and organized.  Just like the strictness and organization of an army, winter represents war.


1 Comment »

  1. bozemank says:

    Ouch–watch your spelling. These are getting too random. Make sure you stay on point with these posts.
    -kbozeman

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