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This chapter shows Gene begin to develop his jealousy of Phineas, although in this chapter it's a mix of friendship and jealousy. He feels his friendship when Phineas takes him out to the beach, but his jealousy grows with Finny humbly breaking the school swim record.

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A Separate Peace by John Knowles - Chapter 3

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A Separate Peace by John Knowles - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 is summarized with Gene attending the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session's meeting. After this Gene witnesses Phineas break the school swim record, and realizes how athletically skilled Phineas really is.

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The book takes place at the Devon School for boys. It is between the Devon River and Naguamsett River. The different events in the story take place in the school's many athletic fields, indoor areas, and just around the buildings.

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The chapter begins with Gene attending the
SSSSS meeting, but only because Phineas wants him too. It begins to become apparent that Gene is a follower of Phineas.  Soon after the meeting, Phineas notes the school's lackluster sports program. He decides to create a new game, he calls is blitzball.

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Gene watches Phineas break the school swim record, but Finny doesn't allow Gene to tell anyone about it. After this occurs, Gene is shocked at Phineas's humbleness and how he only did it to show himself he could. This could be where some of Gene's jealousy stems from.

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Phineas suggests going to the beach to Gene, and of course without arguing Gene follows. Once they biked hours to get to the beach and swam for a time, the two go out for dinner at a hot dog stand. They finish off their night at the boardwalk, and the two share their deeper feelings with each other in a moment of true friendship.

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Gene Forester -  Gene is our main character who develops jealousy and hatred towards Phineas throughout the book. In this chapter Gene has yet to have any of these feelings towards Phineas, but they begin to develop.

Phineas (Finny) - Phineas is Gene's best friend, and a very gifted athlete. He often finds easy ways to get out of trouble, and people find it hard to punish him because of his easygoing personality.

Elwin Lepellier - Leper is a quiet and timid boy. In the chapter it's shown during blitzball he refuses to catch it. He eventually leads to the readers seeing the effects of the war.

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"I should have told him then that he was my best friend also and rounded off what he had said. I started to; I nearly did. But something held me back." Page 48,  Gene

"When I looked down at the stopwatch and realized a split second before I permitted my face to show it or my voice to announce it that Finny had broken a school record, I had experienced a feeling that also can be described in one word- shock." Page 45, Gene