'"It's the leg again. Broken again. But a much cleaner break I think, much cleaner. A simple fracture." He found the light switch and the foyer was plunged to darkness" (180).
"I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me" (186).
"I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral" (194).
The ending of this chapter was such a shock. When I read the first quote, I thought it could possibly foreshadow a death because the light switch "plunged to darkness" once they got Finny out of the room. It stood out to me because the wording was so strong for an action that simply dealt with shutting the lights off. It reminded me of the line Leper said in the last chapter when he said,"The two of them looked black as--as black as death standing up there with this fire burning all around them" (174). I really didn't expect Phineas to die. It was such a surprise! Phineas was completely torn and shattered at first. Then he just completely broke and died. I was so proud of him when he expressed his feelings to Gene. Phineas was just so overwhelmed! Poor kid. Gene is still stupid though. He finally realizes that life isn't always the way you want it to be. Gene finally accepted the fact he can't keep trying to be like everybody else and as hard as he tries, he will still be Gene Forrester. The last quote I chose concluded Gene and Phineas' friendship. Phineas was Gene's best friend, his partner in crime, and pretty much his everything. I would feel the same way Gene did if Phineas was my best friend. Phineas was in so much pain inside and nobody bothered to care. Gene is an unexplainable, terrible friend. He shouldn't even be called a friend! This was such a sad chapter. It was too tragic. I can't believe it! Couldn't somebody else die instead of Phineas?!? Fortunately though, Phineas will rest in peace away from pain, war, and bitterness.
Did Gene change in this chapter? He realized a lot of things about himself and his poor friend, Phineas. I think he might have.
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