Bridge to Terabithia post # 2

Who is Jess and why is he important?
       
         Jess is the main character of Bridge to Terabithia. he's had a hard time in this story, his father was gone for a while so Jess had had to be the man of the house, he also had his family as the first antagonists, next his story continues as school with a bully named Gary Fulcher. He always picks on Jess, they're like old enemies. The beginning of the story was miserable for Jess, until a girl named Leslie came into his life, she was practically the only friend that Jess had. And from that their relationship started to grow, until Leslie's tragic death, at that moment Jess showed out his true feelings for her. Love and denial of the fact that Leslie is dead.