What does gene's apprehensiveness to jump from the tree, his competition with finny, and his fear about going against the rules make him?
a. cowardly
b. cautious
c. insecure
d. smart

I chose c. insecure.  The truth is that he was jealous of Finny and when shakes the branch and cause Finny to fall and break his leg, he felt guilty because of that, he has haunted by that all his life.  He was really of Finny’s carefree attitude whereas he felt burdened by so many things.

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

the original because it was the first to be created which means it is most likely to be tried the hardest. meaning the actors tried their hardest to make it right because shakespeare was so famous.

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