How does jenny die in forrest gump

She appears with different boyfriends throughout the film, although Forrest Gump is PG so her relationships are not explicit. In one scene, Jenny and her partner are in a daze with drug paraphernalia in the room, including a syringe. It is possible they shared that needle. One of the technological breakthroughs of Forrest Gump was its ability to put Hanks in historical events.

Beginning with the assassination attempt on George Wallace, Forrest encountered Presidents from Kennedy to Nixon and celebrities like John Lennon, and acknowledging historical figures who died. Forrest learns about the plight of Vietnam veterans through Lt. Dan Gary Sinise , whom he saves in battle. One theory tries to explain this away saying that Jenny relapsed after her child was born and hit the needle again, which is when she got AIDS.

However, this is quite farfetched as a theory. She contracted the disease through her drug abuse, and the virus was indeed unknown until Since the movie is set in the s, it explains why the doctors could not help her in any way. A little digging shows that the disease can be contracted due to drug use and via blood contact. However, it still begs the question of why their child did not catch the disease since Hepatitis C can be spread from mother to child by nursing.

Can someone explain to me why does the movie's ending differ from the novel? Improve this question. Vijin Paulraj Vijin Paulraj 20k 38 38 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. The movie did leave a lot out from the book - a lot of degradation and vulgarity.

And instead created a decent Forrest that made his mother proud no matter what he did. She says she has a virus Could be Hep C Great movie! Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Advicer Advicer 6, 2 2 gold badges 30 30 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges.

I haven't read the book, but it does sound as if Jenny is different from your description. I always felt she thought she was better than Forrest and didn't go to him until she pretty much had no other options. And then she ran away from him again. I kinda didn't like her for that. The Jenny from the book is a whole different person.