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H a n_ _ a n In Black Swan Green, Jason develops a speech impediment, a stammer (which he clearly differentiates from stuttering). He gives this stammer a name, Hangman, which shows how Hangman causes his social “death.” This reminds me of the game Hangman, which takes letters from words if guessed incorrectly and contributes to the “death” of the person. In this sense, Hangman limits the letters Jason can pronounce out loud. There is a whole system as to how Hangman functions. He summarizes the way he works through these 4 so called commandments. Hangman’s 4 commandments 1st commandment: Thou shalt hide from speech therapists. 2nd commandment: Thou shalt strangle Taylor when he is nervous about stammering. 3rd commandment: Thou shalt ambush Taylor when he is not nervous about stammering 4th commandment: Once Taylor is ‘stutterboy’ in the eyes of the world he is yours. When Jason speaks to his therapist, Hangman seems to disappear. This is perh...