According to Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine, the life of Ben Tanaka is full of bitterness and confusions. He screwed up everything in his life and he even failed his relationship with his girlfriend Miko at the end. However, he does not want to admit it to himself and it is more like he lies to himself every time. His character in the book describes that how important backgrounds, about identity, about generations, about fitting in, misunderstandings, about coming of age, and failures are affect someone’s life as a whole.
