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==Personality==
As a victim of long-term emotional abuse, Jake suffers from neurotic behavior that at times borders on mental illness. His general reaction to everyday trauma is to avoid conflict, usually by ducking behind a newspaper that he pretends to read. However, in spite of this defense, Jake has been known to go off on angry fits of yelling and screaming at things, real and imaginary, that he feels are out to get him. In particular, Jake is prone to scream "Damn it!" during these sorts of tirades. TheseThe drastic mood swings eventually affect his health, once giving him a mild heart attack that leaves him bedridden for a short time. However, during his convalescence, Daria points out, to his delight, that despite this health problem, he has now lived longer than his hated father.
In spite of these fits, Jake has not shown typical signs of physically or emotionally abusing his wife or children, likein contrast to many victims of childhood abuse. engage in.It Indeed,could hisbe childrenargued boththat arethe quiteattempts protectiveby ofhis theirwife fatherand daughters to protect and hishumor wifehim Helenreflect oftena goesmilder outform of heremotional wayabuse, tobut humornot herany husbandthat duringwas hisintentional tiradeson Jake's part.
Despite Jake's neurotic behavior, there have been periods where he hadhas true insight into the lives of his children,. such as duringDuring "Boxing Daria," when he explainedexplains to Daria that while she was a difficult child to deal with due to her reclusive and jaded behavior, theyhe understoodand herHelen understood and accepted that whilesomeone Dariaas wasbright highly intelligent,as she was not going to be like everyone else. This, of course, contradictsflies in the face of their behaviormany attempts (primarily Helen's) who were often trying to get Daria to be like everyone else.
==Fanfic Portrayals==
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