# Jinny — Plum Bun character guide

> Jinny in Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jenny, Wise Jinny

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Snapshot

Angela's younger sister, called Jinny, whose shrewd practicality and open life in New York quietly indict her sister's secrets and subterfuges.

## Who they are

Jinny is the sister Angela left behind in Philadelphia, and the one who, when loneliness and heartbreak pressed too hard, chose change without disguise. Established in New York with friends, occupation, and security, she leads an utterly open life, and Angela cannot help measuring her own devious path against it. Her strength and resourcefulness shadow the novel's question of whether honesty or calculation better serves a woman's ambition.

## Relationships

### [Angela Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/angela_murray)

_friendship_

A close friend and confidante who supports Angela through her personal struggles.

### [Virginia Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/virginia_murray)

_friendship_

Mutual friends who share concern for Angela's wellbeing.

### [Mattie Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/mattie_murray)

_family_

Jinny is a close family friend or relative who shares a warm bond with Mattie.

### [Anthony Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/anthony_cross)

_friendship_

Casual friends who interact through their mutual connection to Angela.

### [Roger Fielding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/roger_fielding)

_social_

Casual acquaintances who meet through Angela's social circle.

### [Angela Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/angela_murray)

_friendship_

A close friend and confidante who supports Angela through her personal struggles.

### [Angela Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/angela_murray)

_friendship_

A close friend and confidante who supports Angela through her personal struggles.

### [Virginia Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/virginia_murray)

_friendship_

Mutual friends who share concern for Angela's wellbeing.

### [Anthony Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/anthony_cross)

_friendship_

Casual friends who interact through their mutual connection to Angela.

### [Roger Fielding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/roger_fielding)

_social_

Casual acquaintances who meet through Angela's social circle.

### [Mattie Murray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/mattie_murray)

_family_

Jinny is a close family friend or relative who shares a warm bond with Mattie.

### [Roger Fielding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/characters/roger_fielding)

_social_

Casual acquaintances who meet through Angela's social circle.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/chapters/vi)

Jinny is deeply hurt and humiliated by Angela's rejection, responding with dignity and pride before disappearing into a telephone booth.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plum_bun_se/chapters/vii)

Virginia's nickname; she is portrayed as perceptive and hurt, struggling with the implications of Angela's passing.

## Links

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