The (lack of) Rose-Colored Glasses in Sag Harbor
The (lack of) Rose-Colored Glasses in Sag Harbor Sag Harbor is a coming of age story about Benji, the younger version of the narrator, Ben. It follows an impactful summer in Benji’s life that directly mirrors certain personality traits and opinions he has even as an adult. In class we have talked about this book in terms of its nostalgic elements, but the aspects of this book that mirror the present seem to go directly against that. He is trying to relive his past in order to tell us a cohesive story, and through the evident work he put into making this understandable to readers, he also shows us the intense trauma that this part of his life holds. Many events—including the BB gun incident, the freezer incident, and his general feelings of being behind—also show how closely related his current self is to his old self, especially through his trauma. One of the first examples we see in the book of his connection to the present is in the form of the freezer incident. His manager at...