Jenny Curran: A Complex Portrait of Trauma and Resilience in Forrest Gump
The Scars of Yesterday: Childhood Trauma and Its Enduring Shadow The image sears into memory: a young Jenny Curran, stones clutched tight in her small hands, hurling them with furious, silent intensity at the dilapidated farmhouse that bore witness to her childhood torment. This single scene encapsulates the essence of Jenny, a character often reduced…