The Moral Dilemma of Returning the Wallet
In the novel Black Swan Green we see a thirteen year old Jason undergo serious character development as we follow him through a year in middle school. During this year Jason has many adventures but also experiences constant torment and relentless bullying. Despite his suffering, these events eventually cause Jason to become a more mature version of himself and become more empathetic towards others. His actions during the chapter Goose Fair do a good job at illustrating this matured psychological state that Jason has built, particularly in the scene where he finds Ross Wilcox's (his bully's) wallet laying on the ground. Although he does decide to return it in the end, we see Jason torn between returning the wallet and keeping it for himself. The reader is made well aware that this dilemma is not as clear cut as it may seem because his hostile relationship with Ross complicates the usual moral course of action which would be to simply return t...