The Time Traveler’s Wife

by

Audrey Niffenegger

Jason Everleigh Character Analysis

Jason is a classmate of Clare’s. She agrees to go on a date with him to disprove rumors that she is lesbian, but he assaults her when she refuses to have sex with him. When Henry time travels to visit Clare the next day, she asks him to help her retaliate against Jason. Henry agrees and uses an empty gun to threaten Jason into coming with them to the woods, where they tape him to a tree.
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Jason Everleigh Character Timeline in The Time Traveler’s Wife

The timeline below shows where the character Jason Everleigh appears in The Time Traveler’s Wife. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
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...about a classmate she went on a date with. Clare explains she went out with Jason to refute recent school gossip that she is a lesbian because she doesn’t date. Their... (full context)
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This information infuriates Henry, who demands that Clare take him to Jason. In the car, Clare and Henry discuss the fact that Jason is much bigger than... (full context)
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Henry and Clare arrive at Jason’s house and use the gun to force him into the car. They drive to the... (full context)
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Clare laughs darkly at Jason’s state, and Henry hears in her tone the loss of her innocence. Clare uses a... (full context)
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...Clare is okay before assuring her that she and the other girls went and cut Jason down like Clare asked. In French class, Clare considers the nonchalance with which Henry hurt... (full context)
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...feels his hands on her, then his lips on the scar she still bears from Jason’s cigarette. Understanding that Henry has just returned from the woods that day, Clare thanks him.... (full context)