Forrest Gump: What Illness Jenny Dies From
What's the illness Jenny Curran has in Forrest Gump that causes her death? Portrayed by Robin Wright, the character endures traumatic experiences as a child, and later becomes associated with the counter-culture movement in '70s San Francisco. Robert Zemeckis' 1994 film centers on Forrest's life accomplishments, but the story is grounded by his unconditional love for Jenny, despite her often not treating him very kindly in return. Then again, Forrest Gump's Jenny was an abuse victim, and often struggling with her own past traumas.
Tom Hanks' protagonist stays fiercely loyal to Jenny in Forrest Gump. They bond as young children, and then separate as young adults because of the Vietnam War — a fate that befell many people back when one could be drafted into the military. Although, in Forrest's case he enlisted. Forrest fulfills his vow to write letters for Jenny, only to discover that they'd been returned due to an invalid mailing address. After becoming a war hero and receiving the Medal of Honor, Forrest reunites with Jenny at a 1967 anti-war rally in Washington D.C., but then doesn't see her for nearly a decade. In 1976, Jenny returns home to Alabama and has sex with Forrest before taking off again, continuing the cycle of her floating in and out of his life. While Forrest Gump's early conflict stems from events that took him away from Jenny, the final act drama explores what brings them together, leading to a resolution that's in some ways cathartic, but in others quite upsetting.
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