Othello 1:3

"Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see:/ She has deceived her father, and may thee." Brabanto (25) 1.3: 287-288.

This quote shows how hurt that his daughter made him feel by marrying Othello. He did love Othello but now his marriage to his only daughter put him in the bad ranking in his book. I think that this is the start of the things that will go wrong in this book. The mariage will no longer symbolize love but the total opposite.

What is going to happen to the newlyweds?

Chapter 13

"Only Phineas never was afraid, only Phineas never hated anyone." - Gene (204)

The quote struck me as how Gene remembers his friend as a compassionate person. Finny was a model of the separate peace. He kept this image throughout the book. He, in my opinion, was the type of person that takes your mind off of something that is drastic in life. I think of Finny as a comedian, or someone that does something to take your mind off of things. Gene is recognizing this and how he should of been more like him.

What does it mean when the author says "if he was indeed the enemy"?

chapter 12 :'[

"'The marrow of his bone.....' I reapeated aimlessly. This at last penetrated my mind. Phineas had died from the marrow of his bone flowing down the blood stream to his heart." Gene (194)

I absolutely sobbed when I read this. Finny the lovable character had just died right before my eyes. If I was Gene I would be extremely lost and confused about the whole thing, that just happened. Gene did not realize it but I do think he was upset and just in shock. Like Gene said numerous times he was apart of Finny. Now that Finny is gone he just wasn't able to cry. I knew for a fact that death was going to come about because of Leper speaking about how the looked as black as death. It is interesting how the author used that and showed a foreshadowing Finny's death. I'm so sad that Finny died. :[

Since Finny's gone :[ How does Gene cope with it and what is Gene's life going to turn out like?

Chapter 11/ very intense chapter

"That's what it was like, if you want to know. The two of them looked as black as- as black as death standing up there with this fire burning all around them." Leper (174)

I liked this quote because mostly of the description. The way Leper says it makes you think about how the sun can make that effect on someone's body image. Another reason why I chose this quote is how he uses that analogy comparing them as black as death. It helps show me the effect of how that whole incident, that was tragic and the fact that Leper used those colors in the quote. Colors symbolize things, and the fact that he used black comparing it to death stuck out to me.

What is going to happen to Finny and Gene's friendship? ahhhhh...

Chapter 10

"You're thinking I'm physcho." Leper (143)

He is off his rocker. He's completely lost his mind. He is a complete creep and if I was Gene,I would want to cry. The training camp made him nuts. Gene still sat through the lunch with him, and went for a walk. I'd be horrified and want his mom to come with me.

Since Leper is off his rocker, will he be returning to Devon?

Chapter 9

"I never thought I'd be going to it. I'm really glad I saw that movie in time, you bet I am." Leper (126)

The quote shows how the war has really come into play in the story. This quote and chapter completely shows how the war is really here, and how serious it has on the characters. The fact that they were in the beginning  just having the times of their lives to not caring about anything but World War II and whether not to enlist or not.

Since people are going off to War, is any of the main characters enlist, and will anyone die?

Chapter 8

"Leave your fantasy out of this. We're grooming you for the Olympics, pal, in 1944." Finny (117)

The quote shows how Finny is a determined and well minded. He is a good friend, and is trying to get Gene's mind off of enlisting in the war. It is a good example of how Finny's personality is shown throughout the book.

Does Gene enlist in the war?