The Crucible Compare And Contrast Gene And Finny

Gene and Finny have different perspectives on the war. Gene believes that it is a significant event that is real, while Finny thinks that it is a hoax. For example, Gene has thought about the war more frequently, and has seemed to be obsessed over it. He compares the war to sports, and thinks that “football players were really bent on crushing the life out of each other… a tennis ball might turn into a bullet” (77). Later when it is snowing, Gene again compares the war to the heavy downfall and accumulation of snow, saying it commenced its invasion of the school. He thinks that the snow is representing the war getting closer to Devon. Gene’s constant thought about the war shows that he cares and thinks it is important. Meanwhile, Finny’s view