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Jessica is the younger (by four minutes) twin sister to [[Elizabeth Wakefield]]. |
Jessica is the younger (by four minutes) twin sister to [[Elizabeth Wakefield]]. Her interests change regularly and are usually influenced by whatever guy she is interested in at the moment. Her usual hobbies include acting, surfing and dancing, while her passion could be considered cheerleading. |
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== Sweet Valley High == |
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Although she is indeed popular, some would think that she is indeed a real snob. Because she is known for using conniving methodology to get whatever she wants. |
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As cheerleading co-captain and president of Pi Beta Alpha, the most exclusive sorority in school, Jessica Wakefield was easily the most popular girl in her class. Unlike Liz, who was friends with everyone, Jess refused to befriend anyone she considered beneath her. Her best friends, [[Lila Fowler]], [[Cara Walker]] and [[Amy Sutton]] were also popular and stylish. |
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Her friends include those who consider status, money and style to be number one. Chief among those are [[Lila Fowler]] who is considered her best friend, and chief rival; [[Cara Walker]] her former best friend, who moved away to London; and [[Amy Sutton]] who, ironically, was once her sister's best friend, until she returned to California from Connecticut. |
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Jessica tended to be snobbish and conniving at times, using her looks and popularity to get what she wanted. Her tendency to wreak havoc earned her the nickname 'Hurricane Jess.' |
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Jessica has no patience with her sister's best friend, [[Enid Rollins]] whom she sees as a wimp and a nerd. She also doesn't like a lot of Elizabeth's friends whom she sees as way too serious. (ie. [[Olivia Davidson]], whom Jessica considers a freak, since she dresses in a bohemian style) She thinks that Elizabeth needs only one friend in her life, and that is her. This is a sign of the green-eyed monster. |
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She used her position as Pi Beta Alpha president to blackball Robin Wilson, who was overweight at the time. Robin ended up losing weight and becoming cheerleading co-captain with Jessica. |
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She has used her various positions in the sorority and cheerleading squads to keep out people that do not measure up to her standards. This has made her a few enemies, and it also had forced her to relent, especially when a sophomore cheerleading hopeful named [[Annie Whitman]] nearly committed suicide. |
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Jessica also tried to prevent Annie Whitman, who had a reputation for being easy, from joining the cheerleading squad. After Annie tried to commit suicide, Jessica relented and allowed her to join the squad. |
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She also used her position as Pi Beta Alpha president to exclude a junior named Robin Wilson, who was quite overweight, but the shunning had a reverse effect, it caused Robin to lose weight. In fact, her resentment towards overweight people, including [[Lois Waller]] add to the fact that she is a complete snob. |
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In the beginning of the series, Jessica had no steady boyfriend, instead preferring to date around. This changed after she met AJ Morgan, a transfer student. After their break up, she began seeing Sam Woodruff. Sadly, Sam was killed in a drunken car crash. Jessica was indirectly the cause of this crash; after spiking Elizabeth's drink at the Jungle Prom, Elizabeth drove, causing the crash that killed Sam. |
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Jessica's tendency to not look before she leaps has landed her in quite a lot of trouble. She has been grounded more times than anyone in her family, a situation that has also caused her to have a lot of resentment towards Elizabeth. Sometimes, her resentment has lead her to do some nasty things to her. The worst was spiking her drink with alcohol, which led to Elizabeth driving drunk and accidentally killing Jessica's boyfriend at the time, [[Sam Woodruff]]. |
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After a few more flings, Jessica settled down with [[Ken Matthews]]. |
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However, despite all the resentment, Jessica truly loves her sister, and often is defended by her, despite what most of the school knows her as. This tendency to defend her sister, has strained some of Elizabeth's romantic relationships. Jessica has also defended Elizabeth against outside forces when the situation called for it. |
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== Sweet Valley High Senior Year == |
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[[Sweet Valley High Senior Year|Senior year]] saw a lot of changes in Jessica's life. The earthquake that occured at the end of the ''Sweet Valley High'' series destroyed nearby El Carro High, and the El Carro students transferred to Sweet Valley High. |
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After hooking up with [[Sweet Valley Senior Year|Will Simmons]], Jessica incurred the wrath of his girlfriend, [[Sweet Valley Senior Year|Melissa Fox]], who spread rumours about Jessica. Lila and Amy took Melissa's side and Jessica's image was temporarily shattered. |
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She remained on the cheerleading squad, although captaincy was passed on to [[Sweet Valley Senior Year|Tia Ramirez]]. |
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A turbulent on/off relationship with Will was followed by a steadier, more compassionate relationship with [[Sweet Valley Senior Year|Jeremy Aames]]. Jessica eventually patches up her life, making new friends and sorting things out with Lila at the end of the series. |
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== Sweet Valley Univeristy == |
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While in college, Jessica married a man named [[Mike McAllery]] for a month, then it was annulled later on. |
While in college, Jessica married a man named [[Mike McAllery]] for a month, then it was annulled later on. |
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Revision as of 10:31, 10 July 2006
Jessica Wakefield is one of the main characters in the Sweet Valley High book series.
Character
Jessica is the younger (by four minutes) twin sister to Elizabeth Wakefield. Her interests change regularly and are usually influenced by whatever guy she is interested in at the moment. Her usual hobbies include acting, surfing and dancing, while her passion could be considered cheerleading.
Sweet Valley High
As cheerleading co-captain and president of Pi Beta Alpha, the most exclusive sorority in school, Jessica Wakefield was easily the most popular girl in her class. Unlike Liz, who was friends with everyone, Jess refused to befriend anyone she considered beneath her. Her best friends, Lila Fowler, Cara Walker and Amy Sutton were also popular and stylish.
Jessica tended to be snobbish and conniving at times, using her looks and popularity to get what she wanted. Her tendency to wreak havoc earned her the nickname 'Hurricane Jess.'
She used her position as Pi Beta Alpha president to blackball Robin Wilson, who was overweight at the time. Robin ended up losing weight and becoming cheerleading co-captain with Jessica.
Jessica also tried to prevent Annie Whitman, who had a reputation for being easy, from joining the cheerleading squad. After Annie tried to commit suicide, Jessica relented and allowed her to join the squad.
In the beginning of the series, Jessica had no steady boyfriend, instead preferring to date around. This changed after she met AJ Morgan, a transfer student. After their break up, she began seeing Sam Woodruff. Sadly, Sam was killed in a drunken car crash. Jessica was indirectly the cause of this crash; after spiking Elizabeth's drink at the Jungle Prom, Elizabeth drove, causing the crash that killed Sam.
After a few more flings, Jessica settled down with Ken Matthews.
Sweet Valley High Senior Year
Senior year saw a lot of changes in Jessica's life. The earthquake that occured at the end of the Sweet Valley High series destroyed nearby El Carro High, and the El Carro students transferred to Sweet Valley High.
After hooking up with Will Simmons, Jessica incurred the wrath of his girlfriend, Melissa Fox, who spread rumours about Jessica. Lila and Amy took Melissa's side and Jessica's image was temporarily shattered.
She remained on the cheerleading squad, although captaincy was passed on to Tia Ramirez.
A turbulent on/off relationship with Will was followed by a steadier, more compassionate relationship with Jeremy Aames. Jessica eventually patches up her life, making new friends and sorting things out with Lila at the end of the series.
Sweet Valley Univeristy
While in college, Jessica married a man named Mike McAllery for a month, then it was annulled later on.