A seperate peace

Throughout the whole novel it seems that Gene has a very low self-esteem. He is not very happy with his life because he is always in Finny’s shadow. Everything he thinks he’s good at Finny has a way of showing him up and doing better than he does. In the beginning of the novel Gene is a very quiet person and he wants to succeed in life, an example of this is the way he wants to become valedictorian. Moreover, Gene’s anger toward Finny builds as the novel goes on. An example of this is how sometimes Finny pulls gene aw...