Benji As A Role Model

Some people claim they can see the future through the cards I do not believe this, however it obvious that people who live in ghetto or slums can see their future on every corner of their neighborhood. The scene that caught my eye was towards the end when Benji was rushing through his town and Butler was chasing with a belt ready to teach him a lesson. Cars stop in their tracks and Benji runs towards the building where he first smoked marijuana. Butler arrives just after Benji and Benji tries to climb do, but the ladder began to creak and Benji was about to die. The saddest part was Benji accepted his death and wanted to dies, lucky Butler did not give up on him and saved in the end. A role model is suppose to inspire a individual to become more, and a child that grows up with very little needs a hero to guide them to achieve something.

During the film Benji was told by his therapist that he comes from a town filled with athletes and that he should look up to them. The two main problems with those role models were that they will guide him towards sports instead of an education and that they are not physically there with him. However Butler fits the qualities of a hero by being their for Benji and believing in him. For instance he talking about the importance of a family heirloom passing something down to another family member. I think Butler passed down knowledge and morales to