Brotherhood in Sag Harbor

I think the relationship that Benji has with Reggie is very cool in Sag Harbor, in that it seems quite accurate to me--not idealized too much, but also not overly dramatized. Ben simply states the directions in which their interactions are going, and while Benji may seem upset, Ben doesn't. I think it is cool that they are beginning to make different friends and do things separately according to their interests rather than their genes. At the same time, I think that Reggie seems like he is ready to grow apart a little sooner than Benji--or at least has found friends to grow apart with sooner than Benji. Of course, we are only getting one side of the story, and maybe Reggie is imagining that Jonni Waffle crew all having fun listening to mixtapes, nudging breasts, and talking about Martine in their own exclusive group.
That being said, I also really enjoy the fact that neither of them are totally willing to give up their tight relationship of before. They still stick up for each other, look out for each other, and try to minimize the arguments between them. I think it's cool that they have this extensive law of even Steven to keep order and fairness, and when something confuses it (like their Mother's dirty pot), they don't blame each other or try to force the other to do it, but rather try to figure out the logical solution to the problem. I was very pleased when Reggie backed up Benji after he got shot in the eye, and tried to help him out a lot. This was mentioned in class, but I sorta feel like it was worth it for Benji to know that Reggie still cares about him a lot--which he obviously does. It made me really happy that Reggie was worrying about Benji, and eager to help him out, in part I think because I feel like me and my brother have a similar relationship to Benji and Reggie in some ways. While we don't have as close-knit a background, we have definitely grown apart a bit the last couple years (with him going to college and all) but also closer in many ways. We see a lot less of each other, but I know that both of us are there to help out the other should he need anything, and that we both care about each other a lot. Even though we aren't going to always be on the same team (and usually only play one-on-one anyway) I still consider him one of my best friends, and I think it is awesome to see a similar relationship reflected in Sag Harbor.
Also shoutout to Ez for being a great brother and--as Jackson and apparently many others will readily point out--a great person.