Explore Brinker’s role in the trial and his motivation. Why does he does he orchestrate the trial?
At the end of the chapter Brinker brings both Finny and Gene into the assembly hall. During this time in the assembly hall Brinker presses Gene and Finny about the tree incident until the truth comes out and Finny is left in despair. Brinker plays a lead role in this trial to show dominance and push Finny away from Gene. Right before Finny returned, Gene had just made up his mind to enlist in the army. Finny's first reaction about the enlisting was addressed toward Brinker with a lot of anger, " Brinker's always getting there first. Enlist! What a nutty idea (Knowles, 108). Brinker as you could imagine was especially mad when Finny says this, " You know what I'm talking about well enough. No I don't. Oh yes you do. Are you telling me what I know? Damn right I am" (Knowles, 106). After Finny takes away Brinker's plan to enlist with Gene, this is a way for Brinker to get back at both Finny and Gene. The reason that Gene denied his enlisting is because he didn't want to tarnish his friendship with Finny. So by holding this meeting Brinker is trying to destroy Gene and Finny's friendship. Brinkers plan to reveal the truth with the tree was successful and I would expect this chapter to be the point where Finny and Gene's friendship ends.
Question:
Do you believe that Finny and Gene's friendship will soon come to an end?
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