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1. Why does Gene not like the fact that the Devon school looks like a museum?
Gene does not want Devon to look like a museum because he does not wish to remember his experiences at the school.
2. What does Gene mean by the phrase “fearful places”?
Even though he may have enjoyed part of his time at Devon, he still remembers the war hanging over him and his brethren’s heads, and also the fear that came with it. Thus making the school almost fearful in a sense
3. Why does he refer to the hardness of the stairs as a crucial fact?
Because those stairs represent what he could’ve or couldn’t have done, and also helped him realize what Devon really was
4. Why are the boys able to disregard the war during the summer session?
Because of the calm presence of the masters and their leniency, and also the fact that they are not yet seniors and do not have to enlist just yet.
5. Explain what Gene means by his statement, “I was subject to the dictates of my mind, which gave me all the maneuverability of a strait jacket”.
When Gene was talking about his reluctant less to go to the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session, he talks about how his mind gave him the maneuverability of a strait jacket. Since strait jackets have no maneuverability, he uses this simile to describe how when he even didn’t want to go to the meetings, his mind was already made up and he would feel bad if he didn’t go. His mind controlled him making so that he went to every meeting.
6. Explain Gene’s reaction to Finny calling him his ‘best pal’.
He was shocked, and noted that it was a courageous thing to say and that at Devon such talk
1. Why does Gene not like the fact that the Devon school looks like a museum?
Gene does not want Devon to look like a museum because he does not wish to remember his experiences at the school.
2. What does Gene mean by the phrase “fearful places”?
Even though he may have enjoyed part of his time at Devon, he still remembers the war hanging over him and his brethren’s heads, and also the fear that came with it. Thus making the school almost fearful in a sense
3. Why does he refer to the hardness of the stairs as a crucial fact?
Because those stairs represent what he could’ve or couldn’t have done, and also helped him realize what Devon really was
4. Why are the boys able to disregard the war during the summer session?
Because of the calm presence of the masters and their leniency, and also the fact that they are not yet seniors and do not have to enlist just yet.
5. Explain what Gene means by his statement, “I was subject to the dictates of my mind, which gave me all the maneuverability of a strait jacket”.
When Gene was talking about his reluctant less to go to the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session, he talks about how his mind gave him the maneuverability of a strait jacket. Since strait jackets have no maneuverability, he uses this simile to describe how when he even didn’t want to go to the meetings, his mind was already made up and he would feel bad if he didn’t go. His mind controlled him making so that he went to every meeting.
6. Explain Gene’s reaction to Finny calling him his ‘best pal’.
He was shocked, and noted that it was a courageous thing to say and that at Devon such talk