Brinker Hadley
Brinker is a static character because he does not change throughout the novel. His goal in the novel is to find out if Gene really pushed Finny out of the tree. He pushes this topic throughout the novel and does not change his mind about pushing the topic. He is also a smart, tough guy who wants to enlist when the time is right.
One conflict Brinker has in the novel is that he wants to figure out if Gene really pushed Finny out of the tree branch. He likes to pick on people and since he really wants to figure out the truth, he keeps pushing Gene to confess. To solve this conflict he puts together a meeting with everyone and puts Gene on the spot. He demands him to confess the truth which results in a bigger conflict of Finny running out of the room and injuring his leg again.
Character Traits
Demanding
-"'No,' said Brinker evenly, 'that’s Leper, our other casualty. Tonight we’re
investigating you'" (). When Brinker says this he doesn't even give Gene a chance to defend himself about why they shouldn't have this "meeting", he just says they are going to investigatge to really find out what happend.
-“‘Don’t argue so much,’ his voice tried for a hard compromise, full of warning” (163). When Brinker says this he doesn't want Gene to argue because he believes that he is right. When Brinker believes in something strongly, he will stick to his opinion and not let anyone else's opinion get in the way.
Sassy
-"'The hell I’m not. I don’t have to have your approval do I?'" (152) When Brinker says this he says he's not going to pity Finny, Gene says, "No, your'e not." Brinker knows he's not going to anyways so he talks back to Gene saying he doesn't need his approval to make his own decisions.
-"'I don’t know and I don’t give a damn'" (152). When Brinker is asked a question he doesn't know, instead of just saying I don't know he decides to make a rude remark and say he also doesn't care. This shows that Brinker doesn't care what he says because he is expressing how he really feels about the topic they are discussing.
Relation With Other Characters
-Brinker is introduced as a natural leader and at first many of the boys do not have a problem with him, but by the end of the novel he becomes very demanding. During the meeting he begins to argue with everyone, demanding that they give the facts. The boys become annoyed with Brinker as he begins to question and accuse them of certain actions. Brinker thinks he is always right so he doesn't like when people argue or give their opinions to him because he only cares what he has to say himself. Gene gets annoyed with Brinker because he turns his suspicion of Gene shaking the branch into a joke. When Gene tries to joke along he gets nervous and chokes on his words.
Brinker is a static character because he does not change throughout the novel. His goal in the novel is to find out if Gene really pushed Finny out of the tree. He pushes this topic throughout the novel and does not change his mind about pushing the topic. He is also a smart, tough guy who wants to enlist when the time is right.
One conflict Brinker has in the novel is that he wants to figure out if Gene really pushed Finny out of the tree branch. He likes to pick on people and since he really wants to figure out the truth, he keeps pushing Gene to confess. To solve this conflict he puts together a meeting with everyone and puts Gene on the spot. He demands him to confess the truth which results in a bigger conflict of Finny running out of the room and injuring his leg again.
Character Traits
Demanding
-"'No,' said Brinker evenly, 'that’s Leper, our other casualty. Tonight we’re
investigating you'" (). When Brinker says this he doesn't even give Gene a chance to defend himself about why they shouldn't have this "meeting", he just says they are going to investigatge to really find out what happend.
-“‘Don’t argue so much,’ his voice tried for a hard compromise, full of warning” (163). When Brinker says this he doesn't want Gene to argue because he believes that he is right. When Brinker believes in something strongly, he will stick to his opinion and not let anyone else's opinion get in the way.
Sassy
-"'The hell I’m not. I don’t have to have your approval do I?'" (152) When Brinker says this he says he's not going to pity Finny, Gene says, "No, your'e not." Brinker knows he's not going to anyways so he talks back to Gene saying he doesn't need his approval to make his own decisions.
-"'I don’t know and I don’t give a damn'" (152). When Brinker is asked a question he doesn't know, instead of just saying I don't know he decides to make a rude remark and say he also doesn't care. This shows that Brinker doesn't care what he says because he is expressing how he really feels about the topic they are discussing.
Relation With Other Characters
-Brinker is introduced as a natural leader and at first many of the boys do not have a problem with him, but by the end of the novel he becomes very demanding. During the meeting he begins to argue with everyone, demanding that they give the facts. The boys become annoyed with Brinker as he begins to question and accuse them of certain actions. Brinker thinks he is always right so he doesn't like when people argue or give their opinions to him because he only cares what he has to say himself. Gene gets annoyed with Brinker because he turns his suspicion of Gene shaking the branch into a joke. When Gene tries to joke along he gets nervous and chokes on his words.