Quote
"I was Phineas, Phineas to the life. I even had his humorous expression in my face, his sharp, optimistic awareness. I had no idea why this gave me such intense relief, but it seemed, standing there in Finny's triumphant shirt, that I would never stumble through the confusions of my own character again."(62)
Significance
Here we catch Gene doing something very odd. I think Gene does this for one of two reasons. One is he wanted Finny to be there, so by putting on Finny's clothes, Gene recreates Finny's presence. Another is Gene is so confused by what's going on in his life, he wants to be someone else. So he puts on Finny's clothes and tries to be him. Which ever the reason, this action seems to calm Gene, that is until he sleeps, then wakes up either without Finny or as himself.
Question
On page 67, Gene and friends are making their way to Finny's house. In their travels, Gene describes the street that Finny's house is on. The way he describe the street remined me of how he described Gilman Street. What supports my idea is Finny's address is not revealed. What refutes it(which I just remembered) is that Finny lives in Boston. But still my question:Could it be the same street?
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