There is nothing quite as wonderful as money...
Jason is linked to money. It pervades his thought and actions. He has sure ways to money, such as his job and the monthly checks from Caddy. He feels an emotional loss to lost money. This shows in his regret involving the money gained from the pasture and then wasted on Quentin’s college tuition. If Jason loves money so, why does he keep on betting poorly on the stock market even though he always looses. “To just get my money back” is one excuse he uses, but it is just that, an excuse. If he could he would get far more than just what he lost. Could it be a gambling addiction of sorts? Is he too uneducated to realize that he cannot or probably will not ever win?
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I think that Jason jst shows poor judgement. He looses most of his money because he holds it so dear. It is almost as if the Gods are karmic fate are punishing him because of his extreme materialism.
I think Jason keeps at the stock-market because he has the off-chance of making even more money. On top of that, in some small way he can steal back just a little bit of what the South has lost to the North. Playing the stock-market doesn't require much work on his part, and we know he's lacks real drive and motivation. Plus he probably considers himself a sort of business-savvy figure, so if he strikes it big, it would allow him to gloat endlessly to the town residents.
To a certain extent Jason probably does have a gambling problem. But I think part of his problem is that his only sense of power is in the fact that he controls the families money. In all other aspects he isn't really respected. Dilsey and Quentin never seem to agree with what he says and Ms. Compson is a sick woman who Jason can basically drag along on his ride to power. It is clear that Jason thinks the more money he gets the more power will come to him so perhaps this is why he can't stop gambling.
Jason clearly have problem with money and gambiling. His wanting of money is so dear but he could not get enogh. This cause him to steal his family money and justifies himself as 'money back'.
Jason's problem is not being to uneducated to realize that he is unlikely to make his money back in the stock market. The problem is that Jason is so addicted to having and gaining money that he wants to take every chance he can get to possibly make more.
I think Jason plays the stock market because of greed. Greed has caused him to desire immediate results; he cant wait until all the checks make him rich. He has to be rich overnight and that's why he plays the market. Jason, my man, might wanna head to the blackjack table.
cmtI think Jason sees money as a source of control. He wants to have a lot of money in order to have an edge over other people as competition or to control them. Jason is not too uneducated for the Stock Market, but he may get too involved in the idea of money. It is possible that Jason has a gambling addiction, but it is probably more of wanting to always have money present in his life.
Jason seems to have a mess of problems. As much of a jerk as he seems like in this book, he did grow up in a very turbulent situation. There were alot of issues he had to deal with that not all families have to. His father had an addiction to alcohol. I guess Jason just found his own addiction in gambling. Of course he was not successful, but the fact that he refused to stop because he thought a win could turn it around just furthers the addiction idea. Jason stealing money from his niece again makes sense. Its not right, but his character would do that, especially to support his gambling problems.
Jason's love for money but apparent inability to earn it for himself can be traced back to his childhood. By showing a young Jason that is constantly hording and counting money yet always seems to be crying or complaining, Faulkner foreshadows his future. The weak, greedy, and unambitious man that Jason grows up to be properly reflects his childhood nature.
I would not say that Jason's poor usage of money on gambling is linked to his educational background or to a gambling addiction. I would think that this problem that Jason has is linked to all the other problems that he has in that it has something to do with Caddy. Using this reasoning, I would say that Jason's continuing to waste money in the stock market is his justification for continuing to steal the money that Caddy sends for Miss Quentin.
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