Yet Brinker seems less mature in the last chapter than Gene, who can now view Mr. Hadley with tolerance and even pity. In fact, Brinker functions here as a kind of measure by which the reader can gauge Gene's growth toward adulthood after he comes to terms with Finny's death and his own culpability. Previous Phineas Finny. Next Elwin Leper Lepellier.
Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks? My Preferences My Reading List. Brinker doesn't want to fight in the war his father started. This is interesting. Initially, Brinker represents responsibility and adulthood. He appears to be more mature than the other boys, and his acceptance of the war and eagerness to enlist would seem to reflect that. But by the end of the novel we realize that Brinker's abandonment of his earlier ideals represents his growth.
His maturity is embodied not by embracing the war, but by rejecting it. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By John Knowles. Previous Next. Everything you need for every book you read. The way the content is organized and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive. Brinker Hadley comes from a wealthy family and is obsessed with truth, order, and justice. Like Finny , Brinker is well-known on campus and widely considered a leader.
But while Finny stands for the freewheeling innocence of youth, Brinker represents the reserved discipline of adulthood. However, Finny returns that very day, and Gene decides to stay at Devon instead of joining the military.
Losing steam, Brinker also decides to delay his enlistment, and this decision leads to a sense of disillusionment with the ordered, respectable life he has built.
In turn, Brinker quits the many clubs and committees to which he belongs and adopts a cynical attitude about the war, reveling in the idea of breaking rules in his final year at Devon.
At the same time, though, he never loses his passion for justice and discovering the truth, a fixation that leads him to suspect Gene of intentionally harming Finny.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:. Chapter 6 Quotes. Related Themes: War and Rivalry. Page Number and Citation : 74 Cite this Quote.
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Chapter 6. Finny is still recovering at home. Chapter 7. When Gene returns to his room, Brinker Hadley pays him a visit. In front of the other smoking students, Gene
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