The main character similarities

The main characters of the Moviegoer (Binx) and the Hemmingway short stories (Nick) share many traits in common. One of the bigger focuses is their search of self (And so is every other character in this course). Even though it is never clearly stated the purpose of their searches, we understand that somehow through these searchers they will grow and change. There sense of confusion in life is what drives them toward this search. They are both trying to figure out a reason to live or simply to belong. For Adams, he is trying to figure out what he wants from life. He came back from the war and is now trying to cope with his new learned experience. He tries to find peace in the forest with nature all by himself. Blinks went through a war as well, but weren’t dramatically changed from it. Binx is also trying to find peace; he moved from this New Orleans city life to live in a peaceful suburb all by himself. In that sense both the characters are trying to isolate themselves from their societies. Thus they both have their life escape habits. For Nick it is fishing, he always loved fishing whenever he had the chance, even when in the company of other he would go fishing. Nick’s ultimate wish is to go fishing with his idols. The same is true with Binx with movies. He loved to escape from reality by engulfing himself in the movie’s fake reality. He enjoyed watching the actors act out their roles in the movie. But on the contrary he did not wish to act out through his real life, but rather just live in his old routine.