Menus Jury is the son of Harper Jury and one of the nine men who attack the Convent. He is a Vietnam War veteran who struggles with alcoholism. Some characters suspect that his depression and anger issues stem not from the war, but from the fact that he broke up with the love of his life because the town did not approve of her light skin. The Convent women once helped him get sober, but he soon fell back into alcoholism.
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Menus Jury Character Timeline in Paradise
The timeline below shows where the character Menus Jury appears in Paradise. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Seneca
...won’t leave her bed, Roger Best’s granddaughter Billie Delia has disappeared, a young man named Menus Jury has become an alcoholic after serving in Vietnam, Sweetie Fleetwood’s mental health is worsening, and...
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Patricia
...only one of the New Fathers to ever break the unspoken “blood rule.” More recently, Menus Jury tried to marry a light-skinned outsider, but the town leaders forced him to send her...
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Lone
...they can fire shots. Then they rush to the hall, where they find Harper and Menus Jury , whom they also fight and defeat. The three women escape through the window. In...
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Save-Marie
...farmer, has taken over the Convent’s lands. Not all the men were so fortunate, though–– Menus Jury ’s alcoholism has worsened drastically, and Wisdom Poole’s family condemns him for his violence.
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