Jason Compson III
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Jason Compson III
Sort Name:
Compson, Jason, III
Parent:
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Dies
Family:
Compson
Family (new):
Occupation:
Professional
Specific Job:
Lawyer
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Jason Compson III inherits a weighty family tradition, as the descendant of an explorer, a governor, and a general. He himself, however, is concisely characterized as a "cultured dipsomaniac who sold the last of his patrimony not to buy drink but to give one of his descendants at least the best chance in life he could think of" (335). He was "bred for a lawyer," but showed little signs of application to the profession (330).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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