Chapter 2 continues to develop the characters of Finny and Gene.
Finny is shown as persuasive and adept at conversation. There are numerous instances when Finny could have been in trouble, yet manages to escape with his speaking ability. One teacher comes because of the skipped dinner, and the headmaster Mr. Patch-Withers almost gets angry at Finny's use of a Devon tie as a belt. However, both times Finny manages not only to escape punishment, but win over the teachers. A similar situation occurs when Finny wears a pink shirt that no one else would wear for fear of being made fun of, however Finny uses it as a sign of pride for the United States.
Besides that, the two boys create the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session by jumping off the tree for a second time. In a tense, and scary moment, Gene almost falls, but Finny grabs him. At the very end of the chapter, Gene realizes if he had fallen without Finny, he would have been seriously hurt, if not have killed.
The reading was funny, interesting, intense all within one seemingly random chapter.
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