What conclusion does gene come t about leper's escape?

Answer 1

In chapter 10 after Leper had escaped after he had suffered from hallucinations . In Leper's home, Gene listens to him recount the story of his crazy training camp, and grows distraught-not, we quickly realize, for Leper's sake, but for his own. For Gene, Leper's transformation from gentle nature-lover into verified "psycho" shatters the illusion, introduced on him by Finny, that they can stave off adulthood forever. Gene earlier joins with his classmates in celebrating imagined heroics performed by Leper; they try to cover up their own insecurities about military service by naïvely pretending that their meek classmate is succeeding mightily as a soldier. Now, however, seeing that army life has, in fact, made Leper a "psycho," Gene can regard the war only with great fear. In the minds of Gene and the rest of the boys, Leper's madness transforms the war from a distant threat into an immediate reality.`

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Answer 2

Gene concludes that Leper's escape must have stemmed from his inability to cope with the realities and pressures of the war. He sees Leper’s flight as a reaction to the overwhelming stress and fear that had plagued him since enlisting, rather than an act of bravery or independence.