Kids' Playground in Sag Harbor
When Benji and Reggie are back to Sag Harbor for their summer break, they enter a place where they can both be free but not in the best way. Benji ends up with a BB stuck in his eye, Reggie is working long hours at Burger King, and they are officially “the Kids with the Empty House” (Whitehead 50). An important aspect to note is that their parents left them alone for the entire week, with no food and not enough money to survive on their own. Throughout this summer, with 15 year old Benji and 14 year old Reggie, they went through a series of events that helped them grow within themselves and discover their own identity. After hanging out with the group of boys at the sand dunes, Benji has this moment of reflection as he says “keeping my eyes open, gathering data, more and more facts, because if I had enough information I might know how to be” (Whitehead 84). He is referring back to blending in with the other guys to look cool and mature. At this st...