“You can sit here if you want.”
Young Jenny
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Character
Young Jenny Curran is Forrest Gump’s childhood friend, the first person at school to treat him with open kindness and invite him to sit beside her. Growing up with pain at home, she gives Forrest simple words of comfort and courage, including the famous call to run. Her lines are worth remembering because they show how a child’s kindness and encouragement can stay with someone for life.