The search that Binx indicates an interest for shows his insecurity within his own identity. This search has no true definition behind it, shown through here:
"What is the nature of the search? you ask. Really it is very simple; at least for a fellow like me. So simple that it is easily overlooked. The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life."
New Orleans is not even 100% sure if it's identity during this time as it is beginning to see two different worlds only so far apart. Binx is alone in this place, and all he has is his work, women, and his family. Early in the novel, Binx stated he knew how to be a soldier, and at this point in time the only identification he had with being a soldier was through movies. Movies allow Binx to relate to the world, especially the world outside of New Orleans.
Growing up strictly in the South, I definitely feel the a southern identity within myself, strictly based on the fact of WHERE I grew up. I find it surprising how Binx's identity is unfound, and that he has this search which means so much to him. The fact of the matter is that even though he did grow up in the South, the region he grew up in did not help him establish an identity. Binx's search interests me, and I look forward to seeing how his search progresses through the novel as he handles relations with women, work, and family.
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