Jason's Character Development
The development of Jason throughout Black Swan Green is one of my favorite character developments I have seen out of all the coming of age novels we’ve read. Jason's story line really fits the definition that comes to my mind when I think of coming of age. Throughout the novel Jason transitions from insecure and searching for validation to confident and care-free ( carefree as it applies to Jason wanting to be accepted by his peers). You can really see this when you compare Jason's attitudes and actions from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. For example, take a look at page five of Black Swan Green when Jason's mother ask him why he doesn't want to wear his black parka and he tells us (the reader) that he doesn’t want to wear it because it would give off the appearance that he is cocky, too full of himself, or as Jason phrases it “fancies himself as a hard knock”. Jason is worried about how he may be perceived by how he dresses so much that he avoids ...