Jason's Narration - Blog Post #4
Out of the four narrators we’ve come across in this class, Jason is definitely my favorite. To me, his narration simultaneously manages to be the most amusing of the bunch and the most engaging. Whether it’s from coming up with contractions such as “wouldn’t’ve” or quickly telling us how much of a wank a schoolmate is, Jason likes to toss in little tidbits of both intentional and unintentional comedy to help lighten the overall pretty grim tone of the book but never dwells on them so long that it hurts the pacing. My favorite example I’ve unsuccessfully spent the last hour looking for is prolly when he just casually mentions that none of the boys know entirely how periods work and are all afraid to dwell on the topic and then continues his current rant without blinking an eye. One piece of Jason’s narration I quickly grew quite fond of was his ignorance of his family situation. As cruel as it may sound, Listening to Jason say things like “I don’t know why they’re being so generous”...