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Jimmie Forrester

Jimmie Forrester is a boisterous, casually bigoted young man whose offhand phone call reroutes an evening and reveals the careless ease of his privilege.

supporting

Also known as Jimmy Forrester, Jimmie, Jimmie Forrester, James H. Forrester

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Flight, Jimmie Forrester is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Follows Mimi from Paris to New York, pursues her relentlessly, and marries her.

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Jimmie breezes through life on the Century to Chicago, delegating theatre escorts and tossing off patronizing sneers at Jews, Japanese, and Italians without a second thought. He is a dear, as Mimi concedes, but frightfully uncouth and boring at times, his smug little prejudices grating against her restless, searching mind. His casual assumptions about whom Mimi should spend her evenings with quietly set the story's social machinery in motion, and his presence at Carnegie Hall shows how music briefly suspends the very hierarchies he embodies.

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Character Web

12 connections

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Relationship types

Romantic
Social
Other

Character groups

Social Circle Connections
Background and Peripheral
Protagonist
Daquin Family Circle

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Mimi Daquin
romantic · ambivalent
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl. How this plays out →
Mrs. Daquin
social · positive
Mimi Daquin
romantic · ambivalent
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl. How this plays out →
Mimi Daquin
romantic · ambivalent
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl. How this plays out →
Mrs. Daquin
social · positive
Mrs. Daquin
social · positive

Mimi Daquin
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl.
Mrs. Daquin
Jimmie is a family acquaintance, and Mrs. Daquin sees him as a more suitable match for Mimi than Carl.
Mimi Daquin
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl.
Mimi Daquin
Jimmie is a persistent suitor of Mimi, creating a love triangle with Carl.
Mrs. Daquin
Jimmie is a family acquaintance, and Mrs. Daquin sees him as a more suitable match for Mimi than Carl.
Mrs. Daquin
Jimmie is a family acquaintance, and Mrs. Daquin sees him as a more suitable match for Mimi than Carl.

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In the story

Jimmie Forrester appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter XX
Follows Mimi from Paris to New York, pursues her relentlessly, and marries her.
Chapter XXI: The Gilded Cage
Mimi's husband, a successful broker who is content with material comforts and dismissive of Mimi's growing concerns.
Chapter XXII
Accompanies Mimi to the party, makes a cynical comment about Jewish workers, and whispers commentary about the guests.
Chapter XXIII
Mentioned as someone who would enjoy the type of show they attended, and who knows about Harlem cabarets but has never taken Mimi.
Chapter XXIV
Attends the concert with Mimi, but is emotionally distant and unable to comprehend the significance of the music for her. His prejudices and lack of understanding contribute to Mimi's decision to leave.

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