One of the most important considerations is the incredible
innocence and naivete of Finny, qualities that would seem to lead straight to disaster
in any kind of combat situation. He also expresses, with some frequency, attitudes that
go against the prevailing authority, something that is never accepted in military
training or particularly during wartime at the front.
Of
course the final straw is that after his accident, Finny is disabled and would be
labeled as 4-f, unacceptable for military service due to a physical disability. But
this really only masks the real emotional and psychological conditions that made him a
very unlikely candidate for military service.
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