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Where Does Gene confess to Finny?
Gene suddenly feels he must tell Finny the truth, but he is prevented by the arrival of Dr. Stanpole, who ends the visit. That fall, on his way to Devon, Gene visits Finny in his home outside Boston, where he is still recuperating. There Gene admits jouncing the limb deliberately in order to make Finny fall.
Where does Gene stop on his way up to Devon from home?
After lunch, Gene starts to go across the hall but suddenly decides that he doesn’t want to see Brinker. He realizes that he is late for an afternoon appointment at the Crew House. On his way, he stops on the footbridge at the junction of the upper Devon River and the lower Naguamsett River.
Where Does Gene visit Finny after he returns from summer school?
Shortly after, Finny is taken by ambulance to his home outside Boston, and then the Summer Session ends. Gene returns to his home in the South for a month’s vacation, and in September heads back to Devon. Before he returns to the school, though, he decides to stop in Boston and see Finny at his house.
What two places does Gene visit when he returns to his school?
Gene Forrester returns to his old prep school, Devon (a thinly veiled portrayal of Knowles’s alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy), fifteen years after he graduated, to visit two places he regards as “fearful sites:” a flight of marble stairs and a big tree by the river.
Where does gene try to confess to Finny?
Gene not only identifies with his friend, but also tries to confess his wrongdoing to Finny. Twice in the chapter, he makes the attempt, first at the infirmary and later at Finny’s home in Boston, but both times the discussion ends without any true resolution.
Where does Finny go on his first day back at Devon?
On his first day back at Devon, Finny cuts class and sets off for the gym — a long and difficult walk on crutches that foreshadows the later moment outside the Assembly Room when he slips and falls. As they walk to the gym, Gene becomes aware of the icy paths and the danger they pose for Finny on his crutches.
Where does Finny go in a separate peace?
The next day, the doctor decides that Finny is not well enough to receive visitors; soon after, an ambulance takes Finny to his home outside Boston. The summer session ends, and Gene goes home to the South for a month’s vacation. In September, Gene starts for Devon by train and is delayed considerably.
Who is the only person Finny has asked to see?
Gene bursts into tears at the news. Gently, Dr. Stanpole encourages Gene to cheer up, for Finny’s sake. Gene is the only person Finny has asked to see. Gene arrives at the infirmary, certain that Finny will accuse him of causing the accident. In their conversation, Gene probes to see whether Finny realizes what made him fall.