User blog:AspieForPeace/A theory on Jason

I have an alternate theory on why Jason is serving the Society so loyally: It's not brainwashing, it's coercion.

A brief explanation of the difference and why I think one is more likely than the other.

Brainwashing: This is the use of manipulation, psychological or otherwise, in order to convince a person to adhere to the manipulators wishes. Reasons why I think it doesn't apply to Jason: This involves changing the person's thought processes and way of thinking in order to make them compliant with the wishes of the manipulator, which would probably take more than the amount of time that Jason was in Victor's office.

Coercion: This is the use of force or other threat to gain someone's cooperation. Common techniques are threatening violence against the person or against those they care about. Victor probably gave Jason the answers he went there to find, but then said that if he didn't cooperate with the Society, they would kill Patricia. It's been shown numerous times that Jason cares about Patricia. Thus, he's keeping silent about what he knows and staying away from her in order to protect her.

Another possibility is that it started out as simple coercion, then changed to full on brainwashing when Jason took part in the initiation rituals. Either way, I'm sure we can all agree that threatening the life of a student isn't above Victor.