A Separate Peace

Chapter 11

While Brinker says Finny is "sidelined for the duration" and Gene says the war is fake, Finny: "brought his wide-eyes up, his grin flashed and faded, and then he murmured, 'Sure. There isn't any war.'" How does this ironic comment show a change in Finny.

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Finny has lost his strength to view the world through his own lens and live by his own rules. His injury has rendered him an impotent version of his old self. He no longer has the vitality of youth and health to defy the status-quo. Finny agrees to the reality that everyone else believes.

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