“The Truth” By Langston Hughes
The truth to which Gene refers to is his feeling of friendship toward Finny. Finny forthrightly stated that Gene was his best friend even though at Devon Academy this statement is considered “social suicide”. This is considered “social suicide” because at an all boys academy these feelings are not cool to most of the boys. Gene is unable to tell his true feelings that he is also best friends with Finny. This truth is a difficult one for Gene to come out with because of his great admiration to be cool with his other friends.
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