An Analysis Essay on Jax!
No, this wasn't for an English assignment (''': it was literally just for fun brah I stayed up until 12 just to write thus all down
Jax is so afraid of showing human emotion because it shows that he's not oblivious to them. He knows that there are real people in this circus, real humans, and they all have feelings. He doesn't want to face the consequences of his actions, so if he pretends everyone is just a silly cartoon character, it helps dehumanize them more easily, along with the dumb avatars they take on. If they're just silly cartoon characters, then there's no harm done! What, it's not like they have feelings, right? They're just characters. So when he himself shows a human emotion, if he's capable of doing that, then he's acknowledging everyone else is capable too.
His little monologue about the characters being their archetypes is so ironic because, as everyone in this fandom notices, each character he talks about breaks those archetypes in this episode, even him. This goes to show he doesn't even care to know them on a deeper level because he doesn't WANT to see them as more than their characters, and to an extent, this applies to himself as well. It's why Pomni intrigues him so much because she's the one who hasn't figured it out yet, he doesn't know what archetype to box her in. It confuses him. There is only one reason for this; she's the most human! She's gone through the most changes and development since the first episode. She was extremely anxious during the first few episodes but quickly grew to be more comfortable around the cast, and she's been so grounded and reasonable after. One of the factors to her humanity could be becuse she's the most recent addition to the circus, so she still has most her sanity intact since she's only been here a couple weeks opposed to the rest of the cast who have probably been there for months and years.
Recently, it seems that everytime Jax is at a low, he confides in Pomni. You can see it in the 4th episode, where all of a sudden, he asks Pomni how she is. Why? I think it's him unknowingly gravitating towards her because of the fact she's so human. Humans crave interaction, and because he's convinced himself everyone in the circus is just one sided and cartoon characters, he hasn't had an actual, real connection until Pomni. He's more open with her because she's so grounded, so real. She's probably the closest any of the cast will get to the real world too because since she's the most recent, she's also the most up-to-date with whatever's happening out in the world. Anyway.
After Ragatha tells Jax how he's getting closer to Pomni, he probably took that into consideration, like, damn, I am getting close to Pomni. I should stop that. And that mindset would be put in his mind right up to the very last minute of the episode. I think. Everytime someone tries to confront him, he deflects with shallow responses and insults to drive them away from him. You can see this in the 5th episode where Ragatha yells at Jax and he just makes jokes out of it. It usually always works because the cast has become so accustomed to this behavior that they think this is genuinely how he is and they've given up on him. This is also the reason as to why Jax barely connects with any of them, because they don't care to hear what he has to say as well! It's like a toxic cycle. But like what Kinger said, it's probably not the best idea to give up on someone.
So when Pomni, a newbie to the group sees Jax for more than what he shows, it's a drastic change from how he's been treated for so long. He's shocked, he doesn't know what to do. How are his tricks NOT working on her?? It works with everyone! The thing is, Jax, no one is as emotionally intelligent as Pomni is. She's been able to connect with each of the members and have proper heart-to-hearts with most of them, so I find it really funny how she wasn't successful in this supposed heart-to-heart. It's kind of been her "role" in the story up til now, and this may be a reach, but it could be her breaking that own little archetype we've started to box her into, the mediator.
I also think that the more Jax opens up to someone, the more he deflects and insults right after. He's been opening up so much to Pomni, and when he realizes it, he tries to spew the nastiest crap to try to make her leave him, so she can be like "I just realized how mean and terrible he is!!!" It's to try to balance, or overpower the genuine connections and conversations they've had with each other, and also to make him forget these genuine connections himself. No, Jax, this isn't your silly little archetype it's just a coping mechanism.
There is a lot more I have to say, but I can save that for the next post if I don't forget !! (((: hope you all enjoyed my very disorganized rant
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