In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Finny tells Gene that the war is fake; that it is a fictional story made by old fat men. Finny also says that he knows that it is fake because he has suffered.
suffered
Finny's theory about the war is that it is fake.
Finny says they have to jump out of the tree for the war and because the upper class men, the seventeen-year-old boys, had already done it.
That there's no place for himself in it.
Finny says he has a new understanding of the war because he realizes that the war has affected him personally, through his injury that prevents him from participating actively in the conflict. This experience helps him empathize with the suffering of others and see the war from a different perspective.
Breaking his leg again(apex)
this is a debatable question so their is no exact answer yes or no, but i believe he does. he finds peace with himself when finny finds out about the incident because if finny never would of found out he would of had to deal with that lie the rest of his life but because finny finds out and shows signs of anger towards gene (like he is human) gene finds peace.
The answer is a hungry belly. *Not a Joke*
He understands why good kings avoided war.
Finny establishes a separate peace by creating a story that fat men created the war. In doing so he was able to say that all the horrible stuff going on wasn't real it was all make believe. Really he was just indenyle. He believed that all people were seriously good and so HE himself was living in a separate peace.
Finny pretends there's no war in "A Separate Peace" because he wants to shield himself from the reality and horror of the conflict. This denial allows him to maintain his carefree and idealistic outlook on life, helping him to avoid confronting the harsh truth of the world outside. Additionally, Finny's denial serves as a coping mechanism to preserve his innocence and preserve his sense of peace in a turbulent time.
He thinks it is about a bunch of old men just trying to scare the kids.