Jason Taylor is constantly the victim of bullying and harassment, due in part to his stammer. Already struggling to fit in, the intimidation does not help with Jason's situation. A special case with Jason is that sometimes he is hit with a double edged sword. For example, a student purposefully had a not handed to Jason, so that the teacher would be caught. As expected, Mr. Monk has Jason read the note aloud to the class. After continually stuttering and skipping words, the teacher keeps having Jason read the note, humiliating him in front of the class.
Jason was also bullied for being with his mom. Ross Wilcox sneers, "Jason Taylor goes to the pictures with Mummy!" He then continues to attack Jason's stammer, pretending that he had one only to mock poor Jason. A crowd behind them grinned and watched on. This only shows that bullying another peer is for amusement. Nothing good can arise from harassing another, or mocking them. Even being condescending can only belittle another and make them feel worthless.
The bullying and harassment Jason receives feeds his inner self to write the poems he shows to Madame Crommelynck. The attacks shape Jason's true character.
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