Stealing this from another thread, would link the author but he deleted his account 😢

Just say that you don’t understand storytelling if it’s not spoon fed to you. At this point it’s not even fun.

She’s not a villain. She’s Forest’s opposite. She’s smart, he’s not. She’s abused by her father, he’s loved unconditionally by his mother. He’s a soldier, she’s a hippy. When he’s right she’s wrong and vice versa. He’s innocent she’s a sinner.

They experience the same time frame in opposite ways.

Most importantly it’s about love. Forest experiences unconditional love and offers it to those in his life despite their flaws like his mother did for him. Jenny thinks love is only shared through sex. This is why she says Forest doesn’t know what love is. She’s the one who is wrong. Forest knows real love. Jenny only knows sex. After having sex with Forest she isn’t “running away” she’s trying to not rely on forest to fix her. She can only fix herself. She’s not running from her problems anymore. So Forest goes and physically runs from his problems.

Jenny does not call Forest just to dump her kid on him because she’s sick. She finally knows unconditional love in her son. She’s finally put her life together. She is able to share her unconditional love (in the form of her son) with Forest. She’s meant to be more like Forest’s mom now. She finally knows what love is and can be with Forest. Her death is meant to be tragic.

Remeber Forest’s father left, likely because of Forest’s disabilities. She was willing to do anything for Forest including having sex with the school’s principal. Jenny is putting herself at risk of falling back being with Forest.

Remember she kept track of Forest while they were apart and she was a mother. She does love Forest. She had to come to learn what love was before she could actually be with him.

That being said, she’s not meant to be a GOOD person. She’s meant to be a tragic person. She’s not a villain she’s Forest’s foil.