The relatability of Sag Harbor
Reading this book I just kept thinking about how Colson Whitehead does a good job of making this book relatable to everyone. Even though many of Benji’s experiences are about his blackness and the racism he endures, there’s something that anyone can relate to. At some point or another we all have a crummy first job, and we all have to navigate tricky relationships with our friends. Every family has a side they don’t show the public, and everyone with siblings knows what it’s like to feel insecure about your position or a sense of competition with them. The fact that this book was set in the 80s yet talks about issues that teens face nowadays and have faced for years makes it such an important book to read for all ages. I think that because anyone can relate to Benji in some way or another the whole book feels real. Benji feels like a real person, which is probably mostly because he was based off of Whitehead, and that gives the reader a deep...