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womanhood when relationships are as unclear as they were between
himself and the foreign girl? What difference does his death make?
The "Jason" section offers more resolution than Quentin's, but
incongruity, oxymoron and antithesis are still present. The
incongruity arises from the presentation of Jason as both a rapacious
and efficient monster, able to embezzle money that rightfully belongs
either to Caddy or to her daughter, and his simultaneous
presentation as a bumbler and a victim, failing in all his efforts to
discipline his niece, Quentin, or to accumulate any money except by
stealing it from his mother or from Quentin or Caddy.
The combination of the concept of a monster of efficiency with
that of a bumbling victim prevents the simple acceptance of Jason as a
mere villain and aids in the prevention or delay of resolution, the
combined elements lack the complete antagonism of the "Quentin"
section. It is possible to think of Jason 2