Moviegoer

When first introduced to Binx in this novel it easy to judge he is a strange character. He is inconsistent in maintaining relationships. His aunt believes he cut himself short in the means of an education and occupation. He is unsure about his religious standings. Binx is racist and judgmental to people. Binx also goes to see movies frequently as a way to sort of escape from reality. He can better relate to and find joy out of a film rather than his own life. His Aunt Emily is probably the most influencial character in his life. He receives a letter to go and see her. On his way there “the idea of a search occurs to” him (13). “The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something” (13). This search I believe entails him finding his religion, his romance, and his place and attitude toward the new south. Binx’s mother was catholic therefore he is catholic. Although he is a practicing catholic he still questions his standings with god. At the end of this novel this seems to be the only unanswered question. At the end of the novel readers are taken to a scene at a church and Binx sees a black man. He respectfully wonders what line of work this man succeeds in and also his relationship with god. Binx sees him as an equal. Throughout the entire novel it is evident that one person Binx truly cares about with his whole heart is Kate. He watches out for her and constantly tries to reassure her happiness. It was not until later on in the novel Binx pursues the relationship readers knew all along was the right fit for them both. Binx marrying Kate another answer to his search. Although Binx is a complex character I believe he starts to solve his “search” as the novel concludes.