Thursday, March 30, 2017
Jason
I think it is safe to say that when it comes to quality of character, Jason himself is a pretty terrible one overall. As a child and now as an adult, Jason constantly found pleasure in annoying and bullying others, all with a bloated sense of superiority to those around him. An example comes in the way of Jason blaming Caddy for him not getting the bank position that Herbert Head had promised him, despite Caddy being the reason he was even recommended to begin with. And Benjy's castration and eventual send-off to the insane asylum is primarily due to Jason's actions. But, oddly enough, both Benjy and Jason do share a common character trait: they are only able to see actions in terms of them effecting them each personally. None has any concern for others, but in Benjy's case, it is a little more understandable as he does have a disability. And finally, Jason is the only child that received his mother's love, despite being the only one that never wanted it nor reciprocated it. We truly see his evil outlined in the text more so than any other character.
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Your conclusion drawing Jason and Benjy together was interesting. However, this conclusion would need more support, and argued for. Benjy's actions are spontaneous, and he has no sense of consequence. Connecting Jason's deliberate crimes with Benjy's lack of understanding is something I never considered, but holds as much truth as anything else.
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