The Final Post
Reggie and Benji are part of a neglectful household. Their first half of the summer they are left to their own devices and must take care of themselves. Slowly, but surely their living condition falls apart. The house becomes exceptionally uncleanly, the maggot filled pot is a particularly disgusting example. Their diet consists of nothing but ice cream and whatever else they get their hands on. This not only serves as a representation of their childishness, but also how disorganized their family is, and how their parents are not the most present. Their father is neglectful and their only most fond memories of him are when he cuts their hair when he comes home drunk, that only even looks good immediately after it is cut. The family is a "TV family", the TV serves way too important of a role in allowing the family to function. It essentially pacifies the father, and one of the only times that the family comes together. Also, for Benji in particular it serves as a place of com