Chapter 5 was hard to read. Thankfully, Gene finally seems to actually feel some real emotion other than hatred. It seemed at bit crazy when Gene tries on Finny's clothes, and feels like he is Finny. I don't understand how that advanced the story at all or added depth to his character other than the fact that it officially makes this boy delusional. I found it interested how Gene only truly feels regret when it is established that Finny will no longer be able to play sports. Sure he could have died, and his legs are shattered, but the fact that you stripped him of his biggest talent, in which so much of his personality and identity come from, and now he cries.
Gene finally comes around to telling Finny, an entire month later. As he leaves, Gene seems to get all melodramatic when he promises that he wont live by the rules "and that was the most false thing, the biggest lie of all." While compared to the other problems and lies, this is minor, this is the one which is the worst to Gene. Maybe because it truly separates his world with Finny from how he acts without his friend.
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