Finny asks Gene "Isn't the bone supposed to be stronger when it grows together over a place where it's been broken once?" How might this line and the ones that follow be interpreted literally and symbolically?

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A Separate Peace

Finny asks Gene "Isn't the bone supposed to be stronger when it grows together over a place where it's been broken once?" How might this line and the ones that follow be interpreted literally and symbolically?

Chapter 11; A Separate Peace

Asked by Megan B #486756 on 12/15/2015 3:28 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 12/16/2015 1:14 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 12/16/2015 1:14 AM

Literally Gene is talking about Finny's leg injury. This can also be seen as a metaphor for Gene and Finny's relationship. Their relationship never fully healed when Gene betrayed Finny that day at the tree.

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