Jason's Chapter

Well, I knew Jason wasn't a very nice person from Benjy's account, but I never expected something like this. Jason Compson is petty, sarcastic, bitter, and constantly angry. In the past two narratives, we were very easily confused but we experienced emotions. In Jason's narrative, I didn't experience any feelings at all- expect for hatred for Jason. Jason is not reliving the past over and over as his other siblings, but living in the present with a cruelty that helps him make personal gains.

Jason's hatred towards his family (and quite frankly everything in general) shows that he is clearly disturbed. Although his mother favors him, because he is the one child who isn't a so called "burden" to her he doesn't make good use of this love- in fact he takes advantage of it by stealing money from his mother. Jason is not as clever and skilled as his mother thinks, because instead of using his intellect to further his position in life he sits in the hatred he was for his siblings and extended family members. Jason is a very selfish person because he has a sense of motivation to better himself but doesn't actually do anything to do this and in turn blames others for his misfortunes.

Jason is rude and menial towards everyone. He tries to whip Caddy's daughter Quentin when he finds out that she has been skipping school, is rude to the extended black family, and takes advantage of everyone. For example, he speaks about how when his mother dies he will send Benjy straight to Jackson. He also lies to Caddy so she isn't able to see her daughter, and along with his mother burns the checks that Caddy sends for Quentin each month. Although during the chapter Jason does reminisce on the past, he always has someone to blame for whatever his fate may be. He blames Caddy for him losing his job at the bank, he blames Benjy for the family's misfortune, Quentin Jr and the blacks for being more mouths to feed, and his father for not helping him getting to a higher position and favoring Caddy.

In conclusion, I think Jason is bitter and full of hate for everyone and everything because his character is a filler character. We see a dramatic change from the other narratives and characters, but throughout the whole novel we see Jason as a pretty rude and unlikes guy. If anything, his hatred and greed only grows deeper. The other characters always had a new twist to tell us about, but we can just expect a negative comment from Jason of some sorts. Jason's character provides us a sharp contrast to the other two because of his lack of empathy and nostalgia.