Quote 1
"By the time I got the car stopped and grabbed her hands there was about a dozen people looking. It made me so mad for a minute it kind of blinded me" (188).
Jason is always angry in the novel, whether it be in the past or present. He always tries to blame things on other people and never himself. He is also obsessed with Caddy, but not like his brothers, he is obsessed about how she ruined his life. She was the reason why he didn't get the job Herbert promised him. Jason is capable of many things because of this anger. This hatred "blinded" him because when he is mad, the emotion acts for itself. He is no longer in control when he is furious. Because he is always mad, it portrays the message that he is rarely in control of his life.
Quote 2
"Once a bitch, always a bitch, what I say" (180).
Jason believes that people will always remain in fault. This is the first line Jason says in his part. It basically describes his personality. He is spiteful and believes that people will not change. He blames his job opportunity loss to Caddy because Herbert promised him a job as a banker but Caddy ruined it. Jason now has to look after Caddy's daughter, Quentin. Jason thinks Caddy's bad qualities have all transferred to Quentin because after all, Caddy was horrible and so is Quentin. He doesn't even consider the fact that Quentin is terrible is because she was raised by a terrible person like Jason. The reason why Jason has gone through so much misfortune is due to Caddy and he goes through more misfortune because of Quentin.
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