# Jenny Prince — Short Fiction character guide

> Jenny Prince in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Jenny Prince, Jenny, Dear little Jenny, Miss Prince

**First appearance:** 0182-jacob-s-ladder

## Snapshot

A small-town girl whose sweetness and devotion become the still point around which a restless man's loyalties turn.

## Who they are

Jenny Prince belongs to the world of gentle starlight and dew-drenched slippers, the girl who stands on a man's shoes and asks him only to remember. She is the counterweight to ambition, intrigue, and the clumsiness of adult arrangements — the promise of a love that does not need to be negotiated. Her presence in the early arc gives the story its measure of what is being risked, and what may be lost, by the people who cannot stay still.

## Relationships

### [Jacob Booth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/jacob_booth)

_romantic_

Jacob and Jenny share a deeply intertwined romantic relationship marked by intense emotional connection and frequent interaction.

### [Jacob Booth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/jacob_booth)

_romantic_

Jacob and Jenny share a deeply intertwined romantic relationship marked by intense emotional connection and frequent interaction.

### [Jacob Booth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/jacob_booth)

_romantic_

Jacob and Jenny share a deeply intertwined romantic relationship marked by intense emotional connection and frequent interaction.

## In the story

### [Jacob’s Ladder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/jacob-s-ladder)

Key figure in Jacob's emotional landscape, representing innocence and desire.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/i)

Identified as Jenny Delehanty, the young sister of the murderess; her saint-like beauty captivates Jacob.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ii)

Renamed from Tootsie Defoe; lands a lead role in a film; shows affection for Jacob but reveals her naivete and drinking.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iii)

Accepts a two-year contract in Hollywood, shows growing independence and trust in Jacob, and shares an emotional goodbye before departing.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iv)

Now a serious actress in Hollywood, navigating the film industry's social scene, feels pressured by Jacob's sudden declaration of love.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/v)

Expresses that Jacob does not 'thrill' her, but agrees to marry him; becomes frightened when Scharnhorst threatens to expose her sister.

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