Jason vs. Heathcliff

Jason’s heritage, even from his earliest childhood, is one of mischievousness and extreme dislike. Jason remains isolated from the other children. Like his brothers, Jason is obsessed with Caddy, but his obsession is based on bitterness and a desire to get Caddy into trouble and to blame his faults on her.

I wouldn't lay my hand on her. The bitch that cost me a job, the one chance I ever had to get ahead, that killed my father and is shortening my mother's life everyday and make my name a laughing stock in the town. I wont do anything to her (182).

Herbert Head had offered Jason a job at his bank, but rescinded that offer when he divorced Caddy. This retraction left Jason no choice but to work at the local farm-supply store. Though Mrs. Compson hopes Jason will own the store one day, Jason is bitter about having lost his bank job

He is talking to Mrs. Compson, when they are in the kitchen. Both Mrs. Compson and Jason are arguing over what should be done with Miss Quentin and how she should be treated. Jason’s only romantic fulfillment as an adult comes from a prostitute in Memphis, Lorraine.

Once a bitch always a bitch, what I say (180).

He has concocted an elaborate scheme to pocket the money Caddy sends him to support Miss Quentin’s upbringings. Jason has stolen a great deal of money from his sister and niece over the course of fifteen years. He uses this extra money to play the cotton market and to pay for a prostitute. He “uses” the child for his own joyfulness and pleasure.

“It don’t say,” she says, looking up. She dropped the letter to the floor. “How much is it?” “It’s ten dollars,” I says. “Ten dollars?” she says, staring at me. “And you ought to be dam glad to get that,” I says. “A kid like you. What are you in such a rush for money all of a sudden for?” “Ten dollars?” she says, like she was talking in her sleep. “Just ten dollars?” She made a grab at the money order. “You’re lying,” she says. “Thief!” she says. “Thief!” (213)

Heathcliff opposed to Jason is one that is being abused and being the abuser. Mr. Earnshaw takes a trip to Liverpool and returns home with a scraggly orphan, Heathcliff. From the first time Hindley met Heathcliff he dislikes him. Since Mr. Earnshaw came to love the boy more than his own son, when he died Hindley takes out his revenge on Heathcliff.

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