Emojis Movie Reflection

Gene gains peace from guilt when he becomes self-aware, mature, and remorseful. The subsequent time that Finny injures his leg, Gene goes to see him and expresses sincere regret, showing his remorse. When visiting Finny, Gene confesses that what happened up on that tree was a rage of jealousy that had controlled him. Confessing to Finny helps Gene overcome the burden of guilt. Finny’s death causes Gene to become sad, however he was relieved that they were able fixed their friendship before it was too late. At Finny’s funeral Gene “did not cry” and “could not escape a feeling that this was [his] funeral”, showing that he lost a piece of him (Knowles 194). Gene feeling that

Gene’s act of purposely causing Finny to fall out of the tree forces him to feel guilty and move on from his tendencies of jealousy and anger. After Finny’s fall, Gene discovers that Finny is so faithful as to not even accuse Gene of his actions. This causes Gene to begin to feel extreme guilt, thence

Gene is starting to get paranoid that Finny is trying to sabotage his academics. When Gene is studying Finny asks him if he wants to watch Leper jump from the tree, Gene freaks out at Finny blaming him of sabotaging his studying.

The movie starts off with a group of teenagers in school, all from different social groups. They all meet in detention on a Saturday where they are forced to sit in complete silence and they get assigned to write a paper about “who you think are” by their principal Vernon. Throughout the movie their minds are exposed to the different lives and experience of each other; with that they create this bond that

In the beginning of the novel, Gene, is a clueless individual. He sees the worst in people and lets his evil side take over not only his mind but also his body. During the tree scene, Gene convinces himself that Finny isn’t his friend, tricking himself into thinking that Finny is a conniving foil that wants to sabotage his academic merit. Gene is furthermore deluded that every time Finny invites Gene somewhere it’s to keep him from studying and

Finny was such a large part of Gene, so crying would seem like self pity. There was a lot of tension between Finny and Gene after the accident on the stairs, so Gene still feeling like a part of Finny after all of that shows that the two were truly connected.

As we know, Gene suffers from the usual teenage emotions that we’re familiar with: identity crisis, low self esteem, jealousy, etc. Basically I’m saying he’s a normal teenage boy until he tries to kill his “best friend.”

Over the summer session, Gene becomes close friends with Finny, an adventurous and amazingly trusting person. Gene, on the other hand, is a person who is more self-centered and doesn’t believe in Finny’s remarkable lack of hatred that makes him so unique. He believes that Finny is jealous of his academic prowess just like he is jealous of Finny’s superior athletic ability. Soon Gene realizes that his jealousy has blinded him to Finny’s authentic benevolence. Together they go on many adventures, and one day Finny and Gene decide to climb up a tree and jump into the river. Finny is balancing on a branch, ready to jump, when Gene accidently bounces the branch, causing Finny to fall. Finny broke his leg and was told that he would never be able to play sports again. Gene feels guilty about his role in the incident and tries to convince Finny that it was his fault. Finny laughs it off and doesn’t blame Gene for his role in the incident, showing more of his amiable personality. The summer session then ends, and both the boys go back to their homes. Gene visits Finny’s home, and he tells Finny that he bounced the branch on purpose. Finny doesn’t believe him and so Gene goes back to school. Brinker Hadley, a serious and responsible class politician, asks Gene if he wants to join the army with him. Gene agrees, but Finny’s return to the school causes his and Brinker’s idea to come to nothing.

Gene is constantly neglecting to confront his guilt, and this in turn causes it to come back to haunt him in the most undesirable way. Gene describes the passage into the room, “The lock turned, we went in, entering the doubtful

“But I no longer needed this vivid false identity . . . I felt, a sense of my own real authority and worth, I had many new experiences and I was growing up “(156). Gene’s self-identity battle ends and he finds his real self. Gene’s developing maturity is also shown when he tells the truth about Leper. His growing resentment against having to mislead people helps Gene become a better person. When Brinker asks about Leper, Gene wants to lie and tell him he is fine but his resentment is stronger than him. Instead Gene comes out and tells the truth that Leper has gone crazy. By pushing Finny out of the tree, crippling him for life and watching him die; Gene kills a part of his own character, his essential purity. Throughout the whole novel Gene strives to be Finny, but by the end he forms a character of his own. Gene looks into his own heart and realizes the evil. “. . . it seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart” (201). He grasps that the creation of personal problems creates wars. Gene comes to acknowledge Finny’s uniqueness and his idealism and greatly admires his view of the world. He allows Finny’s influence to change him and eliminates the self-ignorance. At Finny’s funeral Gene feels that he buries a part of himself, his innocence. “I could not escape a feeling

At Finny’s funeral, Gene does not shed tears, which he explains, “I did not cry then or ever about Finny...I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case” (194). Gene confirms that Finny was his alter ego, his other self, but seems to be unaffected with Finny’s death. When his other self died, Gene feels free and at ease; there will be no more rival. Gene later enlists into World War I, but he sense that his real war had ended at Devon. Gene refuse to acknowledge the newly joined war, instead, he stated, ““Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there” (204). Gene’s real enemy is Finny, his alter ego. In a sense, his enemy is himself. Even though he identify his shadow, it was a bit too late. Even though he learned to accept it, the damage had already been done. By identifying his own shadow and alter ego, Gene’ maturation

In the very beginning of the book, Finny convinces Gene to come and jump off of the tree with him. At one point, Gene starts to lose his balance, but Finny immediately grabs Gene’s hand, preventing him from falling. By doing this, Gene’s “panic immediately disappear[s]” (Knowles 31). This shows how Finny is Gene’s savior, and this also marks the moment where Gene starts to trust Finny. After the fall from the tree, Gene’s friendship with Finny grows stronger, and the two are practically inseparable. When Brinker told Finny that he and Gene were going to enlist, Finny is very disappointed and looks at Gene with “ an odd expression” (Knowles 107). As a result, Gene decides not to enlist solely because of his friendship with Finny. He does not want to do it because he knows that Finny needs him. Likewise, Gene needs Finny because he is his better half. Through these reasons, it is clear that Gene has many healthy feelings for Finny.

Second, the injury puts Finny in the hospital, separating the two, which cause Gene to suffer depression. As Finny is badly wounded, he has to leave his boarding school, Devon, for a long period of time. He spends his time in the hospital, away from Gene. FurthermoreThis makes Gene regret his decision even more. Not only are Gene and Finny physically separated, but also emotionally separated. Essentially, Gene loses his

Little sorrow and sadness is expressed around school, even in Gene; no one talks about what happened but everyone remembers, especially Gene. Throughout the novel, John Knowles' strong characterization of Finny results in a more developed and wiser Gene; in the end, Finny actually makes Gene a better person.

Finny is out of school for a while and Gene admits that he caused this on purpose and Finny is distraught about