Chapter 4

Gene and I wake up, see the dawn, and realizes he'd better haul booty back to campus if he wants to get there in time for his 10am exam. Still, he waits around for I  take another swim before they head back together. I like the refreshment f taking a nice dip in cold water on a summer morning. Gene keeps nagging me to get back to Devon because of his exam but i like to take my time. You know live life while you can. We eventually get back to Devon. Gene fails his test. It's the first test he's ever failed. Ouch. Afterwards, while Gene is complaining about having failed his exam, I tease him about wanting to be first in their class. Gene admits to me that, actually, yes, that is his goal. I never really knew this about him before and now i guess i understand why he's always putting his academics first. I'm no star student myself. My biggest asset, remember, is my ability to talk himself out of situations i'm always getting myself into, my charm and vitality. But these are useless to me on an exam. But whatever, we all got our own strengths and weaknesses.

Picture 1 : This picture is relevant to the novel because in this chapter  Gene needs to get back to Devon for his exam. But Finny is taking his time because academics have a different amount of importance to each other.




















Picture 2 : This picture is relevant to this chapter because Finny falls out of the tree and badly breaks his leg.














" It was the first clumsy physical action i had ever seen him make. With unthinking sureness I moved out on the limb and jumped into the river, every trace of my fear of this forgotten."




"I never really saw him tired, never really winded, never overcharged and never really restless."