Different From the Rest of the Family

In the third section of the novel, Jason's cynicism and bitterness towards the rest of his family is visible even in the first few pages of April 6, 1928. Benjy, Caddy, and Quentin (the older brother who committed suicide) all appeared to be very close and loving with each other through the way in which they showed a lot of concern and sensitivity. In pages 185 to 189, Jason shows no kindness and appears to have no sensitivity for Miss Quentin's feelings (Caddy's Daughter). He threatens her with the line "you do a thing like that again and I'll make you sorry you ever drew breath" (188). Clearly, Jason does care for his family because he chooses to support them economically. He also wants to make sure Quentin isn't ditching school to be "slipping up and down back alleys with one of those dam squirts" (188). Jason does not want Quentin to make the same promiscuous mistakes as her mother Caddy did. Why does Jason show his love for his family in such a cynical, not sensitive matter? Has he taken on his mother's attributes as opposed to his father's attributes because of how she favored him while he was a child?