Jason Compson

This Jason is the third child born to Jason and Caroline Compson. He is the last Compson male in Jefferson capable of having children, and he is in some kind of sexual relationship with a woman in Memphis named Lorraine, but he remains childless. He sees himself as an innocent victim of other people, and casts himself in the role of the guardian of his family's honor and his mother's good name from various antagonistic forces, especially his sister and niece. The tone of his narrative is bitter, restless, angry and even funny, though there is a good deal of sadism in his sense of humor. His actions in the section illustrate his greed, hypocrisy and self-deceptions, as well as his cruelty to others, especially Caddy and her daughter. He enforces his sister Caddy's exile from the family, uses his niece Quentin's illegitimate status to blackmail Caddy, and he steals the money she sends to Miss Quentin.