Part one of term paper
Gene and Finny's relationship goes beyond friendship and pushes the boundaries of brotherhood, the two boys are most correctly described as part of one another. Each incident gives Gene strange feeling that Phineas is part of him. As Gene puts away his suspicious doubts of Finny's loyalty, the relationship grows stronger and the boys become ...

Part two of term paper
... into the chilly Devon River during the Summer Session. As time passes, a greater bond is formed between Gene and Phineas. The trip to the beach later shows more of their relationship: "I know I kind of dragged you away at the point of a gun, but after all, you can't come to the shore with just anybody, and you can't come by yourself, at this teenage period in life, the proper person is your best pal...which is what you are..." In that passage their relationship has taken on a greater meaning; from ...