Guy Destroys What We All Thought About Jenny From Forrest Gump

We've all seen Forrest Gump. It's one of the greatest movies ever made and tells an incredible story about the plight of a man with learning difficulties navigating one of the most turbulent times in modern American history.

One of the main supporting characters in the film, Jenny, is generally seen as an antagonist—a character who represents evil in the story. This conclusion is easy to reach given the things that Jenny does to Forrest in the film.

However, a user on Imgur has completely dismantled that idea, offering a different perspective on the character that can be uncovered by scratching the surface of Jenny just a little bit...

Read on as your entire perception of Jenny, and by extension the character development and story of Forrest Gump, is dismantled.

Tough pill to swallow so far, right? From the beginning, Jenny's life is steeped in deep personal darkness.

The age-old tale of the one who truly cares about her gets left behind as she chases anyone or anything that is harmful to her. Forrest never gives up; he really doesn't know any better than to keep following her. But the pain for Jenny is too much for her to bear.

Every time Jenny tries to let him back into her life, that same pain from her childhood comes storming back, forcing her to leave again. She loves him so much that she feels she has to leave... or so she thinks.

It isn't until the bitter, horrible end that Jenny realizes she could have given in all along.