It's a good thing he comes along, too, because when Quentin chokes under pressure (as he has a tendency to do), Ben takes the wheel. He tags along on the road trip to find Margo more because of Lacey than because he actually wants to find her.
We Need a Heroīen ends up dating Lacey Pemberton, the only girl at school who could remotely be called one of Margo Roth Spiegelman's actual friends. Ben is also the only main character whose last name doesn't follow what must be a Florida tradition of requiring three syllables and ending in n: Jacobson, Spiegelman, Arrington, Pemberton, Worthington. Also, Ben is a loyal guy, helping Quentin out even if he doesn't believe in the reason for the quest (to find the mythical Margo Roth Spiegelman). So why does Quentin even like Ben? He sums it up thusly: "He tried hard" (1.1.9). As Quentin explains it, he hates Ben for "jump at the first opportunity to join the fraternity of vapid asshats" (2.14.12). He also calls women "honeybunny" (1.1.17), and the last time we heard that was from the psycho who robs the diner in Pulp Fiction.īen is the main source of conflict with Quentin, because Ben insists that Margo Roth Spiegelman is a drama queen who just wants attention, and Quentin is mad that Ben has the audacity to make other friends, especially friends who do things like go to prom and do keg stands.
He thinks this is the reason he can't get a date, although it could also be because he's sexist, saying things like "you should just hit that" (1.1.17), with that being a human female named Margo Roth Spiegelman. Becca Arrington calls him "Bloody Ben" (1.1.14) because he had a kidney infection, complete with bloody urine ( why did he share this at school?), and she spread a rumor it was caused by chronic masturbation.
He is Quentin's best friend because they're about on the same level of the social totem pole (a.k.a. Ben Starling, self-proclaimed owner of the "World's Largest Balls" (2.16.14), is an "olive-skinned creature" (1.9.9), which is the way a white author describes a racially ambiguous character who could be a minority, but will probably be white in the movie.
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