Compare the mood at Devon during the summer session and fall session. Identify three factors that might account for this change in mood.

The mood of the summer session is light..... it's free and easy going. The last bits of celebration before the fall semester.

The fall marks the return of structure and discipline. The boys have to re-enter the real world and leave their easy-going boyhood behind. Finny's absence and accident mark a new attitude for many of the boys, as does the war.