Does Gene Kill Finny?

Did Gene intentionally cause the accident that crippled, and ultimately killed, Finny? Knowles, 75, died after a short illness in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday, taking the answer, as he said he would, with him. ...

How does Finny die?

At a distance, Gene follows Finny to the infirmary, hoping to talk with him alone. ... Later that day, in an operation to set the leg again, Finny dies when some marrow from the broken bone enters the bloodstream and stops his heart.

What does Gene do to Finny?

Gene shakes a branch which causes his best friend, Finny, to fall from a tree and break his leg, but it is ambiguous whether the move is deliberate or not. Phineas (Finny): Gene's friend and roommate; an incorrigible, good-natured, carefree, athletic, daredevil type.