Jesse Aarons
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| Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Chapter 1: Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. |
| Last appearance | Chapter 13: Building The Bridge |
| Cause/Reason | End of Book |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Jess |
| Aliases | King Of Terabithia |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 10-11 |
| Occupation | Student |
| Family | Mother Jesse Aarons, Sr. (Father) Ellie and Brenda (Older Sisters) May Belle and Joyce Ann (Younger Sisters) |
| Portrayed by | Josh Hutcherson |
| Created by | Katherine Paterson |
Jesse Aarons is a fictional character in the book, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. He is an artistic boy who is fearful of doing courageous things. Jesse was extremely depressed before Leslie Burke, with whom he jointly created the fictional country of Terabithia, comes into his life. But even with her with him, he is still somewhat distressed. He is a very good runner and only lost to Leslie in the school race. But through Terabithia, Leslie gave him courage.
After he finds out his only and best friend, Leslie, perished trying to enter Terabithia alone when he went to a museum with his teacher, whom he had a crush on. When he accepts Leslie's death, he lets go of his frustration. After making peace with Leslie's death he makes his younger sister, Maybelle, the new queen (in the film version, a princess) since the queen, Leslie, had passed away. Jess is, as we know, an excellent artist, but his family only acknowledges his talent to a small extent. Whenever Jess's dad gets angry at him for losing something or not doing his chores, he gets angry and tells him to just draw him some money. When Jess meets Leslie Burke, she tells him that he is a talented artist, and for his birthday gives him a paint set. Of course, since Jess's family doesn't have much money, he is shocked at how nice the set is and asks how much it costs. To which Leslie replies, "What's it matter what it costs?"
