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Forrest Gump, Jenny Curran (Robin Wright)

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Film: Forrest Gump (1994)
Deceased Character: Jenny Curran (Robin Wright)
Archetype: Goody (Minor)
Killed with: AIDS



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Written by Mr. Mouseburger 24th Jan 2008

Written by Marion

The relationship between Forrest and Jenny is a long and complex one, but to summarise it, while Forrest was out making history and meeting iconic figures of the day, Jenny has flitted from one vice to the next. Sex, drugs and Rock 'n' Roll catch up with her, and she catches a disease.

Prior to this though, Forrest and Jenny slept together and the net result is that she has a child by Forrest. As she tells him about this, she also tells him that she has a virus, and that the doctors don't know what it is (which is a euphemism for AIDS). Forrest offers to take care of her, and she asks to marry him. Naturally, he says yes, and they are married at his house in Greenbough.

Forrest takes care of Jenny, but it is not long until she dies. As Forrest notes, "You died on a Saturday".

Forrest buries Jenny under the special tree and visits the grave everyday to keep Jenny updated on the progress of their son, Forrest Jr., in what is a genuinely poignant moment of the film.



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Jenny Curran (Robin Wright)

This review has 3 comments. Reply to the comments
Comment 1 by 'Matt' (reply to this comment)
Sex - since it is an STD?

And Goody (Minor) - really?
Comment 2 by 'Mr. Briggs Inc.' (reply to this comment)
I wrote one for Jenny too! :tongue: (In someone or another's defesne, I put her under "Jenny Gump". Also, I believe it was breast cancer, not AIDS)
Comment 3 by 'Wee Lin' (reply to this comment)
It's also possible that she got it through sharing needles. We see her with a man who is using injecting in the scene where she stands on the balcony (to the guitar solo from 'Freebird'), although Jenny herself is never seen to be injecting drugs onscreen.