War 23 Gene leaves the infirmary and continues with his school day and then goes to wrestling practice with Phil Latham . He has acquired the confidence to carry himself around campus without any paranoia or fears. Finny has saved him from all of this and made him grow. Later that afternoon Gene returns to ask Dr. Stanhope how Phineas' operation went since he had to set the broken bone again. Stanhope is solemn, declaring that Finny has died due to a bit of bone marrow that escaped into his bloodstream and stopped his heart.
Gene is shocked.
After all that he has gained from Finny, and right after he and Finny had reconciled their differences, Finny has died. Gene remains shocked and describes how he did not cry then, or ever, because his friend had died. Chapter 12, pg. 186 Gene feels so connected to Phineas that he regards Finny's death as his own death. Click for our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service .