ch 4

Chapter 4

"Finny had deliberately set out to wreck my studies. That explained blitzball, that explained the nightly meetings of the Super Suicide Society, that explained his insistence that I share all his diversions. The way I believe that you're-my-best-friend blabber!"(53).

This quote is a turning point in our recognition of Gene's character. His envy toward Phineas has drove him insane. He creates his own little fantasy world in which he is the center. Gene forces himself to believe that Finny is sharing the same envy toward him that he has toward Finny. Gene tries to make up excuses to bring peace to his very confused mind.

Is Gene insane?