th Dalton Ames, and other men, Quentin is ashamed. Consequently, this forms a negative opinion of Caddy, which Quentin carries to his grave. Emotionally Quentin and Caddy are linked. Therefore in his opinion Caddy’s mistakes are his own. His shame and guilt form a negative opinion toward the end of his life, which later propel him toward suicide.Benjy and Quentin both had opinions and relationships with Caddy that differed greatly. Jason’s opinions and relationship with Caddy were immensely different from that of Benjy and Quentin. Jason’s opinion of Caddy was negative from the start. As children Caddy and Jason would bicker and fight incessantly. Caddy, in Jason’s opinion was the disgrace of the family and he viewed her in the lowest of regards in all ways, save one. The sole positive aspect of Caddy in Jason’s opinion was that she was willing to supply him with finances. Caddy left Jason to raise Quentin (girl), which Jason also resented her for. However, Jason was willing to drop all his standards and except Caddy if it was for his own self-gain. ‘Jason’ she says, looking at the grave, ‘if you’ll fix it so I can see her a minute I’ll give you fifty dollars.’… ‘I’ll give you a hundred’… ‘Sure I’ll do it.’ (Pg. 204)The extent of Jason’s love of money is boundless, to the point where he would drop all of his standards and lie to his mother in order to get more of it. His opinions, although, were unchanged by her contributions. However, now he had a use for her and for Quentin (girl) and didn’t want to let either one of them go.Overall, the opinions of the three brothers toward Caddy varied greatly, but all had negative connotations involved. In the end of both Quentin and Benjy’s perspectives, their opinions of Caddy are negative. Caddy is the cause of their pain, or discomfort. For Jason C...
