Best Bros Forever?
Best Bro’s Forever? Benji and Reggie, the two brothers. From the very beginning, this book depicts how close they are, both in age and in friendship. However, as the book continues, it expands on their relationship to show how divided they may be, and how that divide was widening as the two grew up. To first emphasize how close these brothers were, right after Ben introduces himself, he introduces Reggie. He says, “My name is Ben. In the summer of 1985, I was fifteen years old. My brother Reggie was fourteen. (Whitehead, 5)” Thus, he indicates that next to his name and age, the most important detail he should share about his life then is his brother’s name and age. To further show how close him and his brother are, Ben says that “ We ( Ben and Reggie) were born 10 months apart, and until we went to high school, we came as a matched set, more siames than fraternal or identical, defined by an uncanny inseparability (6)” . Thus, he indicates how close their friendship was, to cause them