April Eighth 1928

I never like ending a book not completely understanding what happened, but unfortunately that is what happened with this chapter.  The last line led me to believe that Jason killed Quentin because it says, "his eyes were empty and blue and serene again".  By saying again, it's like he's at peace once again, like before the whole mess with Caddy happened.  Now I am admitting this is a bit of a stretch, but that is me trying to make sense of what happened.  

I felt a bit uncomfortable with Caroline's unconditional loyalty to Jason in this chapter, it was almost as if she worshipped him.  She makes such a big deal about letting Jason sleep in, then she was all worried he would be angry if his breakfast wasn't made.  Then again when Jason is leaving to go find Quentin and she says, "It's his right to require us to respect his wishes"(173).

"Neither of them had had entity or individuality for him for ten years: together they merely symbolized the job in the bank in which he had been deprived before he ever got it"(190).----this line was very clarifying to me.  It shows how he practically groups Caddy and Quentin as the same person, and is an easy scapegoat to all of his problems.  He is so deprived, nothing in life is ever good blah blah blah.  

May I also add, what did the closing date mean? I thought they lived in the South, not New York? Is this a signature of William Faulkner?