fear and the betrayal of a friend.This book shows the struggles conflicts and changes of a growing boy in society. Struggle between self and others society during the time of war takes place and the overall conclusion that "Wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart." By the destruction of His ideal, Finny; Gene only then realizes that a person must only be himself and can not judge themselves on someone else. This is a highly recommended book for every one who enjoys the age-old conflict of WWII and the changes from adolescence to maturity....