Caring too much
In the chapter “Spooks”, Jason defies the orders of the Spooks to help Dean. Despite having just become a member of a group he had longed to be in, he ignores their instructions knowing it will get him kicked out of the group. This is especially surprising due to Jason’s poor ability to break rules and deal with confrontation at the beginning of the story. His fear of confrontation can be observed by Jason’s hesitation to enter his Dad’s office, just to answer the telephone. At the beginning of the novel, when making the decision to break a rule or defy orders Jason clearly weighs the consequences of his actions. Before walking into the office to pick up the phone Jason justifies it by thinking it may be an emergency, “But the phone’d rung twenty-five times. Normal people give up after ten or eleven unless it’s a matter of life or death”. Jason explains that he is...