Sister Carrie · Character
Jessica Hurstwood
Hurstwood and Julia's fashionable daughter who cares little for her father.
minor
Also known as Jessica
First appearance: IX: Convention’s Own Tinderbox: The Eye That Is Green
Jessica Hurstwood's tie to George Hurstwood is one of the pressures that moves Sister Carrie—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Jessica is a seventeen-year-old high school student with patrician aspirations.
Jessica Hurstwood first appears in 0008 ix convention s own tinderbox the eye that is green.
With George Hurstwood (family): Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing little concern for his downfall. With George Hurstwood (family): Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing little concern for his downfall. With George Hurstwood (family): Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing little concern for his downfall.
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Hurstwood's family and decline
- Carrie's early influences
- Chicago and New York society
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- George Hurstwood
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Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing… How this plays out →
- George Hurstwood
family · negative
Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing… How this plays out →
- George Hurstwood
family · negative
Jessica is Hurstwood's daughter, who is spoiled and distant from her father, showing… How this plays out →
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See Jessica Hurstwood in IX: Convention’s Own Tinderbox: The Eye That Is GreenIn the story
Jessica Hurstwood appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- IX: Convention’s Own Tinderbox: The Eye That Is Green
- XV: The Irk of the Old Ties: The Magic of Youth
- XX: The Lure of the Spirit: The Flesh in Pursuit
- XXII: The Blaze of the Tinder: Flesh Wars with the Flesh
- XXV: Ashes of Tinder: The Loosing of Stays
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See Jessica Hurstwood in IX: Convention’s Own Tinderbox: The Eye That Is Green