In a way, things speak to both Anabelle and Benny. Kenny was a musician and Benny makes up for his father’s silences by hearing the voices of inanimate objects like coffee cups and pencils. Life is tough but there are books, libraries, and Zen wisdom to turn to.īenji’s mother, Annabelle, becomes a hoarder by chance – kitchenware, snow globes, newspapers – anything and everything is collected in hopes of filling the void left by her husband. These are the direct outcomes of the untimely death of Benji’s beloved father, Kenny Oh. His mother, once happy and healthy, starts hoarding things and gaining weight.

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