Benjy represents Caddy's innocence by his reaction to her maturing and becoming more promiscuous. When Caddy puts on the perfume for the first time, Benjy freaks out. He does not like this change in Caddy. He is used to her smelling like trees. He is used to her smelling green. The perfume hides that smell. The reaction to Charlie kissing Caddy is even stronger. He tries to hurt Charlie as a result and cries loudly. Caddy as a result also freaks out. she does not know what to do with Benjy, so she takes him inside to hide him from Charlie and hush him up. The strongest reaction comes from Caddy's loss of her virginity. Caddy can not even talk to Benjy. She feels that she has betrayed him in a way. She can not look at Benjy and runs from him. Benjy is the ultimate role of innocence. The morning that Miss Quentin has run away Benjy cries. Luster does not know what has happened, but Benjy in some way seems to know that something bad has happened. Furthermore, something bad has happened to Caddy's daughter. Benjy has some sort of deep connection with Caddy. She is the only person in the family that he was ever able to connect with and they still seem to be connect even through the distance.