Benji's Future

I think that Benji has a very bright future. Even though at the end of the novel he kind of deflates the moment, I think it is more heartwarming. This is the first novel that hasn't left the character at a point where their life has done a 180. Most of the time we see something change the protagonist completely, yet with Benji, we don't really see this. I feel that this novel is more geared towards the average reader. Not everyone will be able to find a definitive moment where they change. In Sag Harbor we see that events that may not have affected Benji so much in the past actually had a much deeper impact later in his life. But the novel still ends the way it begins. A kid looking to change.