Has anyone read "a separate peace"? (10 pts)?

For Gene, the Winter Carnival was the first time after the accident that Finny organized something. But in the sports at the carnival, Gene had to be the star, because Finny was disabled. By burning a copy of the Iliad, Finny shows his willingness to break the rules, and to be spontaneous. "The carnival is cut short, however, by the arrival of the telegram from Leper, just as the war, or news of the war, has interrupted the boys’ youth and innocence." (from Sparknotes)