Why Jason is my Favorite Main Character So Far
By the end of Black Swan Green , I was struck by how much I liked Jason as a person, especially in comparison to other main characters from this class. Jason’s central conflict, Hangman, is an invisible force that remains in his head and can trap him. This makes his daily life a constant battle between what he wants to say and what he’s able to express. His connection to poetry is literally because of the fact that it’s the only way he feels like he can speak. The tension creates an intense narrative mostly made up of factors in his own head, especially in the beginning, where even small victories feel monumental. Unlike the other books, Jason is a character entirely within childhood and its problems. The bullying and the weird but accepted social hierarchy is a familiar part of the childhood experience. There are a lot of relatable moments that feel like they’re coming from a middle school kid. You’re immersed in confusion, shame, and fleeting triumphs as they happen, and every chapte...