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We have all experienced friendship in our lives; some of these bonds were lasting and others were not. is a book that deals with the friendship of high school boys. These boys attend an all-boy’s school called Devon School. It is said that: "Devon is some ....

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.... to go along with the crowd, and Finny represents the crowd. Friendship is the most visible theme in the book and since friendship is based on mutual need, Finny and Gene are best friends. Finny has things that Gene needs and Gene has things Finny needs. I am going to explain the meaning of to Leper Lepellier, Phineas, and Gene Forrester. When we first meet Leper, he is one of the boys standing at the base of the jumping tree. He is refusing to jump from the tree into the river. He is bidding, "Bidding for an ally." Leper would like to fit in by jumping from the tree, but Leper has his own separate peace so he doesn’t need to jump from the ....