Separate Peace Phineas vs Gene
Phineas and Gene, the two main characters in A Separate Peace, are different in almost every aspect. ... From a physical aspect, Phineas, or Finny, is a natural athlete where as Gene is not nearly as gifted athletically. The book explains that Finny won numerous athletic awards, where as Gene was more of an academic student. ... Gene believes that Finny is using his athletic abilities to draw Gene away from his studies in an attempt to out do Gene. This leads Gene to shun Finny, so that Gene will have more time for studying in an attempt to out do Finny in the classroom.