A Comparison: Jason and Quentin Compson

I decided to write an essay comparing Jason and Quentin Compson.
I began with the theme of a crisis of authority that both brothers, and really all of the Compson
children, share. This creates a warped way of thinking for Jason and Quentin, thus my thesis sentence:

 "So both Quentin and Jason grew up like vines wrapping themselves twistedly around the wrong things, clinging to the wrong ideas, and yet never realizing that it is neither healthy nor stemmed from the crisis of authority the elder Compson’s create for their children." 

I separated my essay into seven different paragraphs, including introduction and conclusion.

The first two are Quentin and Jason's sole focus in life. The next two are their relationships and effects of such from their father and mother. The last two, excluding the conclusion, are based on their relationships and obsessions with Candace Compson.

I just really wanted to focus on the differences and similarities between the two older brothers, such as Quentin's confused chivalry and Jason's focused cynicism. They are fairly different in a lot of ways, but they share the same foundation that lacked authority thus creating children who cannot seem to free themselves from the fall and demise of the Compson name.