Jason's Coming of Age as seen through Bridal Path and Goose Fair- Black Swan Green
Through Black Swan Green Jason transforms from a shy, quiet kid desperate to fit in to a hard, authoritative figure in the span of a year, at the same time abandoning his fear of Hangman and Maggot. One example of his transformation is his interactions with people, and the figurative "trials" he is put through in the book. For example, the chapter Bridle Path shows him on an Odyssey like adventure where he encounters many different people on the path. His reactions to each of these events show the stark contrast between his actions then, and by the end of the book. The first encounter he has is with a man and his three dogs. "'You're goadin' my boys!' I swallowed. Laws down the bridle path are different to main road laws 'I don't appreciate that' (71)". Jason simply replies "They're...beautiful animals". He clearly doesn't say the right thing, as it further ignites the mans anger. The man then correctly deduces that...