Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. is a fictional character in the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. He is based on her son. He is played by Julian Coutts in the 1985 film and by Josh Hutcherson in the 2007 film.
Debbie Elliott reports that "Katherine Paterson was inspired to write Bridge to Terabithia after her son's childhood friend was struck and killed by lightning." In the novel and film adaptations, Jesse Aarons represents her son.
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Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. is a fictional character in the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. He is based on her son. He is played by Julian Coutts in the 1985 film and by Josh Hutcherson in the 2007 film.
Debbie Elliott reports that "Katherine Paterson was inspired to write Bridge to Terabithia after her son's childhood friend was struck and killed by lightning." In the novel and film adaptations, Jesse Aarons represents her son.
Jesse 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 kingdom of Terabithia, comes into his life. He is a very good runner and only lost to Leslie in the school race. But through Terabithia, Leslie gave him courage.
Afterwards, he finds out his only and best friend, Leslie, perished trying to enter Terabithia alone when he went to an art museum in Washington with his teacher, whom he had a crush on. When he accepts Leslie's death, he lets...
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