Interactive Reading Logs
Summary
Chapter 4 page 52
Chapter 5 page 53-54
Interaction
Finny and Gene had made up the
Super Suicide Society of the summer
Session, and to start every meeting they
had to jump out of a tree. One night,
Finny and Gene were both up in the tree.
As Gene Stepped onto the branch, he
jostled it and Finny fell into the river.
He ended up breaking his leg very badly.
Gene knows he did it on purpose, but he
has a hard time telling Finny. The only
way Gene felt comfortable was putting
on Finny’s clothes and looking in the
mirror.
I really don’t like how Gene moved the branch on
purpose to get Finny to fall. If Gene was really mad at
Finny and jealous of him, I think he should have just
talked to him instead of making him fall out of a tree.
When you feel jealous or angry, the best thing is always
to talk about it. I was really upset when I read that
Finny’s leg was broken pretty badly. I think it was unfair to him. I really wasn’t that surprised that Gene
went and put on Finny’s clothes after he heard about
Finny’s leg. Up until that point, Gene was really jealous
of Finny. When he put on Finny’s clothes, he saw
himself as Finny. That was pretty scary to me
because it seemed like Gene was trying to get rid of
Finny so he could take his place.
Summary
Chapter 9 page 129
Chapter 10 pages to 143
Interaction
Leper decided to enlist in the army
before he even graduates from Devon.
Soon after he leaves, Gene received a
telegram from Leper saying he
escaped from spies and wanted Gene
to come to Christmas Location. Gene
went to Leper’s house in Vermont
which is Christmas Location. Leper
told Gene his stories from the war.
Leper started talking about how he
was thought to be crazy and told
Gene all of his weird hallucinations.
Eventually, Gene ran out.
I was surprised that Leper enlisted in the army
before graduating. I sort of knew he wouldn’t last
long because he didn’t seem prepared enough to
me. He got a section eight discharge, which is
where the crazy people go. I think that he started
seeing men “turn into women” and stuff like that
because he was still very young. His youth probably
probably affected him because he really wasn’t
prepared enough, or he just really didn’t know what he
was getting himself into. The stories he told Gene
really scared and surprised me. I probably would have
reacted the same way Gene did if someone told me
stories like that. I think this may have been a little part
of the reason Gene didn’t enlist in the army. If I were
Leper, I would want some counseling after I got home.
Summary
Chapter 11 page 169
All of chapter 12
The boys held a sort of trial to settle how
Finny broke his leg. While Leper was
telling his story, Finny got up and left.
He yelled that he didn’t care, but before
he could make it down the stairs he fell
again. The boys rushed after him and
called the doctor. Finny had broken his
leg again, but this time it was a clean
break. While the doctor was trying to
reset the bone, some bone marrow went
to Finny’s heart and killed him. Gene
admitted that he never cried about
Finny’s death.
Interaction
I can understand why Finny wanted to run out of
the trial because that would be a very weird position for
him to be in. I wish that he had been more careful
going down the stairs. I know that sometimes it’s hard
to be careful when you are angry, but he could have
avoided breaking his leg again. When the doctor said
it was a clean break I was very happy. This made me
think Finny would recover quickly and easily. I never
expected bone marrow to get to his heart and kill him.
It was really sad when Gene said that Finny’s funeral
was like his own. I know how Gene was feeling
because when people you know die, it makes you
feel almost empty.