The truly persuasive nature of Finny is shown when Gene too begins to believe in peace. While Gene does not believe in Finny's crazy theory, he notices how distanced he is from the war.
The two important things of the chapter
- Leper leaves to join the army.
- Finny holds the Winter Carnival
The chapter ends with the boys going crazy with joy during the Winter Carnival, and Gene doing extremely well physically. When a telegram from Leper arrives asking Gene to help Leper, as Leper has "escaped". Honestly, I found this really scary and dark. What would cause Leper to get so desperate as to "escape" the military after he had so willingly joined.
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