Jason's Coming of Age
In Black Swan Green , I think two of the most important chapters are Spooks and Solarium. Both of these chapters focus on the coming-of-age process. The most obvious test in the chapter Spooks is the one presented by the spooks. Jason must prove that he is capable of joining them. If he passes, he will be able to join their group and move up the social ladder, but if he fails he will stay where he is. This series of tests will determine whether Jason is ready to join the secret society of spooks. But, I think the real test comes when Jason has to decide whether to ditch Dean or to go to his rescue. By passing the Spooks’ test, Jason will finally get a chance to be popular and be friends with all the “cool” kids. But, going to help Dean will ruin any chance of that. Even if he may not climb up in the social ladder, Jason will make a real friend with Dean. Even though Jason doesn’t want to admit it, I think he is more like Dean than he wants to admit it. He would get along better and