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Chapter 2: By Emily Budik and Devin Price

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Mr. Prud'homme had noticed that the boys had been absent from dinner the preceding evening.  Finny, however, was able to smooth talk Mr. Prud'homme out of punishing them, and Mr. Prud'homme seems to display a subtle liking for Finny.  Finny and Gene come to the conclusion that the Masters(teachers) are a bit nicer to the older students because they haven't been made pawns of the war yet.

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Finny then puts on a pink shirt, and when Gene criticizes him about it, Finny decides he will wear it to express his support for the bombing of Central Europe.  Finny and Gene then attend the "Traditional Term Tea," at which the war is a key topic of discussion.  Then, however, it is brought to attention that Finny is wearing the Devon School tie as a belt, but Finny brilliantly twists the story and gets off without any punishment.

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Finny then makes the statement that he doesn't even believe that the US bombed Europe, and Gene agrees with him. They state that this is because everything at their school still seems normal ,and the war seems so far way from them. Then, while walking through the campus, Finny talks Gene into jumping with him out of the tree. While they were on the limb though, Gene had lost his balance, but Finny had grabbed him, and saved his life.

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In this chapter, Gene showed that he was in fact jealous of his "best friend" Phineas. When he and Finny got let off the hook after being scolded for skipping lunch, he discussed how, had Finny not been so charismatic and friendly with all the teachers, they would have gotten in trouble. Another time when Gene and Finny went to a dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Patch-Withers, and Finny expressed his thoughts on the politics that were going on at the time while also wearing the Devon School tie as a belt, the Headmaster would normally have called any other student out for the disrespect he was showing. Gene noted that headmaster and his wife went along with Finny's expressive personality. All of this shows that although Gene loved his best friend, he didn't approve of all of the love he got, compared to the other students.

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On page 25, Gene says, "I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything." This quote explains that Gene was starting to see the advantages his best friend got out of life, and was getting jealous.

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Also on page 25, Gene defends his thought by saying, "I couldn't help envying him that a little, which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a little." This quote shines a light on how Gene truly feels about his best friend, even though he refuses to admit it.

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The setting of this chapter is in the Devon School, during the summer season. There is an athletic field, swimming pool, and rivers where the boys spend their summer. The buildings are very pristine and orderly, with much classical architecture.

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Phineas, or Finny: Finny is the supposed best friend of the main character. He is the most athletic person in the Devon Academy, and is looked up to by his peers. He seemed to get away with all of the shenanigans he liked to do.

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CHARACTERS                                                                                                                                    

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CHARACTERS                                                                                                                                    

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Mr. Patch-Withers: Mr. Patch-Withers was the substitute Headmaster for the summer. He is thought to be a very stern administrator.

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Mr. Prud'homme: Mr. Prud'homme, who is a substitute summer teacher at the Devon Academy, was friendly with Finny and Gene and let them off the hook when they got in trouble

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Gene: Gene is the main character of this story. He tells about his past in the school of Devon. He is pretty athletic, and is also very intelligent.