The tree is a symbol for the loss of innocence. The beginning of the novel is set during a lazy, fun, innocent summer. Even the teachers at Gene and Finny's school are more lenient and lai
d back. "Now on these clear June days in New Hampshire they appeared to uncoil". When Gene knocks Finny out of the tree, it is the catalyst for a series of more mature events that force Gene and Finny to grow up and start facing life like adults. Finny's sports career is finished. They are preparing to go to war. One of their good friends goes insane. Finny breaks his leg again and dies during the surgery to fix it. When Finny falls out of the tree because of Gene, they both lose their innocence and care-free attitudes. After the incident, they start growing to be adults.
d back. "Now on these clear June days in New Hampshire they appeared to uncoil". When Gene knocks Finny out of the tree, it is the catalyst for a series of more mature events that force Gene and Finny to grow up and start facing life like adults. Finny's sports career is finished. They are preparing to go to war. One of their good friends goes insane. Finny breaks his leg again and dies during the surgery to fix it. When Finny falls out of the tree because of Gene, they both lose their innocence and care-free attitudes. After the incident, they start growing to be adults.
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