Okay, well for startes, Gene and Finny are the main characters of this book. They are also best friends but total opposites. Gene is the smart one who cares a lot about his school work while Finny on the other hand, is the athletic, crazy one. The two fight all the time and I really don't understand how they could be best friends like that. Gene is jealous of Finny but he thinks it is natual to be that way and I kind of agree. Through out the book, the two learn a lot about each other and life itself.