Although A Separate Peace was written in Gene's point of view, Phineas is indisputably an important character as well. Phineas, or Finny, as Gene likes to call him, is a spirited, amicable teenage boy who also happens to be Gene's roommate and best friend. Finny excels in every athletic activity he does with hardly any practice or effort on his part. His charismatic personality also allows him to talk his way out of any situation, a quality that Gene is envious of. Because of Finny's success in both athletic and social situations, Gene becomes insecure and jealous, so much so that it becomes an apparent issue in their friendship. He begins questioning every friendly thing that Phineas does, thinking that he's somehow trying to undermine his
