Similarities Between Binx and Nick

There are many similarities between the two main characters in our latest reading. Binx, from The Moviegoer, And Nick Adams from Hemingway's many short stories. It seems like their biggest thing in common is their lack of direction. Both are disillusioned, by what most people see as important. Things like family, friends, war, love, money and power, have a decreased sense of importance. Nick finds immediacy and importance in nature, it is where he retreats when he hits rock bottom. It was where he went as a child and as a young man to find himself and relax. Binx, on the other hand, finds immediacy and importance in movies. He is on a search for possibility, allowing things to come to him as they please while he finds importance in movies. They both have a bit of disdain for societal norms, and are trying to find peace. For  Nick it seems as though it is through Nature, and for Binx it is through the cinema. Both of these characters are multileveled, deep characters, who are on a search for self.