Jesse Tuck

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Jesse Tuck is a youthful, immortal boy from Natalie Babbitt's novel "Tuck Everlasting," known for his carefree spirit and the eternal life granted by a magical spring.

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Jesse Tuck canonical 5
Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (Broadway) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
ageAppearance 17 years old
appearsIn Tuck Everlasting
appearsInAdaptation Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)
Tuck Everlasting (1995 TV film)
linked to: Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)
linked to: Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting (musical)
appearsInGenre children's literature
fantasy fiction
associatedWithPlace Treegap
centralThemeRelation choice
eternal life
mortality
contrastsWith Miles Tuck
countryOfOriginOfWork United States
creator Natalie Babbitt
familyName Tuck
firstPublicationYear 1975
formsBondWith Winnie Foster
gainedImmortalityFrom magic spring
gender male
givenName Jesse
hasCharacteristic adventurous
carefree
charming
immortal
youthful
hasFamily Tuck family
hasParent Angus Tuck
Mae Tuck
hasPerspectiveOnImmortality optimistic
hasSibling Miles Tuck
languageOfWork English
livesIn rural area near Treegap
medium novel
narrativeFunction embodies the appeal of eternal youth
offersImmortalityTo Winnie Foster
portrayedInFilmBy Adam Hann-Byrd
Adam Hann-Byrd in Tuck Everlasting (1995 TV film)
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson in Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)
linked to: Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson in Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)
portrayedOnStageBy various stage actors
proposesFutureMarriageTo Winnie Foster
roleInStory love interest of Winnie Foster
member of the immortal Tuck family
stoppedAgingAfterDrinking magic spring water

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tuck Everlasting mainCharacter Jesse Tuck
Andrew Keenan-Bolger playedRole Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (Broadway)
linked to: Jesse Tuck
Winnie Foster meets Jesse Tuck
Mae Tuck hasChild Jesse Tuck
Angus Tuck child Jesse Tuck
Miles Tuck hasBrother Jesse Tuck