Jason’s opening line of “once a bitch, always a bitch” (180) is a glorious way to show the readers how nasty of a guy Jason was. Jason spends most of his time regretting the past and finding someone to blame for his sorry fate. Jason stated that "whatever I do, it 's your fault...If I 'm bad, it 's because I had to be. You made me. I wish I was dead. I wish we were all dead" (260). Ironically, Jason and Benjy possess one common quality: they both evaluate actions only as it affects them personally. Jason is the only child who gains the love of his mother. He uses his mother in order to gain her power of attorney, and then he proceeds to cheat her out of large sums of
Jason’s opening line of “once a bitch, always a bitch” (180) is a glorious way to show the readers how nasty of a guy Jason was. Jason spends most of his time regretting the past and finding someone to blame for his sorry fate. Jason stated that "whatever I do, it 's your fault...If I 'm bad, it 's because I had to be. You made me. I wish I was dead. I wish we were all dead" (260). Ironically, Jason and Benjy possess one common quality: they both evaluate actions only as it affects them personally. Jason is the only child who gains the love of his mother. He uses his mother in order to gain her power of attorney, and then he proceeds to cheat her out of large sums of