Tone of Winter Term Revised Copy

The tone of Winter Term at Devon is more serious and angressive than the mood was during the Summer Term. It starts to become a serious prep school and the rules are starting to be enforced. The students learn to obey the teachers and the overall rules of Devon. The students are not allowed to go to the beach and they cannot be late for dinner. The winter term is more aggressive to Gene because he is feeling guilty that he pushed Finny off of the tree. The tone of Winter term is also aggressive to Gene because he starts a fight with Quackenbush. The fight with Quackenbush shows that the Winter Term is much more aggressive than the Summer Term. The author uses words that elaborate on aggression such as "hit him hard across the face". Gene is obviously feeling more aggressive since he is under a lot of pressure due to his situation with Finny.