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.