What exactly happened in the tree and who do you think was responsible? Why do you say this?
Finny and Gene headed to the tree because Finny pressured Gene to go there and watch Leper jump off the tree for the first time. Gene did not want to go because he was studying for French but Gene as always pressured him into going. When they got to the tree Finny and Gene decided to jump off the tree together. So as they prepared to jump Finny lost his balance and fell. It is hard to tell whose fault this is because jumping off the tree and going there was all Finny’s idea so it could be his fault because of that. You can think even further and blame Leper for deciding to jump off the tree, but really you can’t blame any of them. Finny and Leper did not know Finny was going to fall of the tree it was an accident, but Gene might have done it on purpose because as described “I took a step towards him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb” (Knowles p. 59 and 60). After reading this you can’t be sure if Gene did it on purpose or if he was just bending his knees so he could prepare to jump. Since we were not assigned to read further we don’t know if Finny got hurt or if Gene tells us weather or not he did it on purpose. For now you can only conclude that it was an accident and nobody has a fault.
Finny's fall is very controversial and raises up a lot of questions. The method you used to display what happened was very helpful, for the viewer of the post to understand the scene. I think you should mention what happened between them before the night of the injury. I agree with your description of the fall, and about how we cannot blame anyone at this point. In the future, when we know more, this should be followed up with.
ReplyDeleteFor most of this post, you are correct. However, Finny did not blatantly pressure Gene into going to see Leper jump. Gene decided on his own to go with him. It could be said that Finny was using reverse psychology to get Gene to come along, but I believe that Finny was just being his oblivious self. He really wanted for Gene to do well in school.
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