Ch. 4 "No one cared, no one exercised any real discipline over us; we were on our own." (55)

I chose this quote because I believe it relates to how all of Gene's class is about to be drafted into the military and they can get away with more things. Here, Gene is telling Mr. Prud'homme how Finny and he went to the beach, an act that normally gotten them in a lot of trouble. This is a great example of how the teachers know this might be the last fun they ever have they are giving the students a chance to get away with other things. I believe there is some forshadowing at the end of the quote when it says "we were on our own" because it preludes to after they graduate when the students will be out in the real world by themselves in the war.

"Is it only Gene that does not like Finny or do they both secretly hate each other in the middle of chapter 4?