The main character in my book, A Separate Peace, is Gene Forrester. At the beginning of the book, Gene is an innocent boy, who goes along with everything his roommate, the outgoing and energetic Phineas, says. “What was I doing up here, anyway? Why did I let Finny convince me to do stupid things like this?" (17) During this scene in the book, Gene questions his decision to jump from a very tall tree, which Phineas had been convinced to climb. While the story continues, Gene begins to believe that Phineas is trying to sabotage him. He thinks Phineas is doing it so he can be better at everything. However, in reality, Phineas is just trying to have fun with Gene. “You and Phineas are already… You hated him For having broken the school swimming record, but so what? He hated it for getting A's in every class except the last semester. (53) After this realization, Gene is bitter towards Phineas. When the opportunity comes, Gene takes it. Furious and without thinking, Gene knocks Phineas out of the tree they are both standing in. “And then my knees do they are folded and I did bounce the branch. Finny, losing his balance, turned his head to look at me... and then fell sideways. (60) After this incident, Gene feels incredibly guilty. He tries to confess to Phineas, but Finny just thinks he's crazy. He truly believes he simply slipped and fell. Eventually, Phineas realizes the truth and becomes angry at Gene. However, when he runs away from Gene with his leg already broken, he falls and causes another fracture. “Then these separate sounds collided with the general tumult of his body falling clumsily down the white marble steps.” (177) While... half of the paper... we went around America in pursuit... Most of us, it seemed, would have been killed." (138-139)This book is written from the first person point of view. The main character and narrator of the book is Gene Forrester provides his opinions. “I knew, maybe just me I knew, that this was false." (73) There is almost no author bias regarding the events. Gene does not express many opinions on important things in his life, such as enemies in World War II. he ever attacked like that, if he ever attacked; (204) The only major opinion expressed is that Phineas was not a very trustworthy or loyal person. This could be considered prejudice, as many Devon students would most likely argue that Phineas was a kind person and a good friend.