I have talked about the mental health of the protagonists of the books before because it serves for an interesting comparison. However, with the start of Black Swan, another protagonists is identified as having a condition; in this case, it’s Jason’s stammer. This blog post can serve as an addition to a previous one. The timing and the way it is presented offer a different view.
Jason identifies this issue and presents it to the reader at a much younger age than the other characters. It is interesting from a child about to enter the coming of age process and doing so with a known mental hindrance is even more intriguing. Even though he is younger, the timing is a bit different because hangman has been fully realized by Jason and it is easy for him to present to the reader. Jason presents many practical implications of what hangman is doing and this makes it more real for me. However, he also gets treatment from the doctor like Esther does, also without much of a noticeable change. He still has more to learn about this stammer, though. Keeping it hidden among other kids is not going to remain feasible, especially as they grow older.
I am interested to see how his concept of this speech impediment grows with him throughout the novel, because understanding these things is a huge part of coming of age.
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