Alex Daly question #2 chapters 12-13

"I did not cry then or ever about Finny... I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case" (Knowles 194) This quote is from the end of the book and shows that the end of the book was a little slower so that Gene could take in everything that happened. This is a very important part of the book but this is not the climax. The climax is towards the middle of the book. The climax is when Finny is very active before and right after he broke his leg. After this point in the book everything really slows down and gets a little bit more emotional. When Finny is the most active is the climax, before he broke his leg everyone seemed to have a lot more energy. Once Finny's leg is broken everything slows down and when he thinks that his leg seems to be fully healed the pace of the book picks up a little bit until he breaks again and then dies. This is why the climax is more towards the middle of the book.