Quote
" "Listen, pal, if I can't play sports, you're going to play them for me," and I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas."(85)
Significance
I think this really plays into Finny's character. It also reall speaks about the friendship between the two. For Finny to say this shows he knows what Gene is thinking and he wants him to play sports anyway. He also uses his persausive nature and the 'do it for me' angle. Hopefully, this helps Gene get along, and maybe he will play a sport. Gene's reaction to this gives me high hopes for what is to come. He finally feels at ease with something, he no longer sees the bond between Finny and himself as a competition. However, I don't necessariy see this as a healthy thing, hopefully, it is just a stage and he will grow out of it before it goes too far.
Question
It seems to me that Gene is becoming more and more spontaneoous as we go on; becoming like Phineas in a way. Will we see more of a change in Gene in the future?When Phineas returns will this shift of character stop?
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