Jason's Chapter

Remember how I said that Quentin was the narcissistic one in the Compson family? I was wrong. Jason is by far the most inconsiderate, narcissistic, rude, and genuinely spiteful human being inside of this book. His general disregard for others' wellbeing is shocking, as demonstrated by how he has stolen roughly $50,000 from Caddy over the past 15 years by pocketing the money he sends for Ms. Quentin's upbringing.

If you were to place the narrators on a scale of unbiased to biased, Jason would be the most biased. Everything he does is done with concern for himself and himself only. Where Benjy presents things in an honest and upfront manner, Jason presents his narration in the most human form possible; in all of its biased hatred for the rest of the characters in the story. Jason's personality is culminated by the fact that he uses his sister's money to buy a prostitute. It doesn't get any worse than that.

Jason seems to be the only beneficiary of the Compson family's woes. His mother seems to be easily bullied into agreeing with Jason's whimsical and brutally honest opinions. His sister is no longer around after getting kicked out because she sleeps around too much. Benjy's mind isn't developed enough to the extent that he just follows along with whatever everyone else is doing. Quentin even committed suicide because his family is literally awful. Since Jason is the only "normal" one of the bunch, he abuses the situation for his own personal gain, its not like anyone is going to stop him. Especially his mother, which I'm still completely baffled about how she can appreciate a son who is such a genuinely horrible person.