Part 1 of Essay
is a remarkable story about the relationship between two young students, Gene and Phineas. Their friendship develops through the formation of secret societies and late night card games. A tragic event, at first glance an accident, changes their lives forever. As the story unfolds the friends have to deal with the fact tha ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... types of characters in John Knowles’ novel, all necessary for a good story, make it an excellent choice for this reading list. Gene Forrester, the main character, is an exceptional student with average athletic skills. Phineas, in contrast, is a poor student and changes from a superb athlete but following a catastrophe struggles to walk again. Leper is a rather flat and one-dimensional. Brinker Hadley, the class politician, is a static character with fixed attitudes and ideas. is a great read. The stories o ....