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In "Jessamine," the story revolves around the title character, Jessamine Kent, a young woman who grows up in the antebellum South. Orphaned at a young age, Jessamine is raised by her grandfather, Colonel Kent, on his plantation in Virginia.As Jessamine matures into womanhood, she navigates the complexities of Southern society, facing challenges and opportunities along the way. She forms friendships with other young women in her social circle and becomes involved in various romantic entanglements.Throughout the novel, Jessamine grapples with questions of identity, love, and duty, as she strives to find her place in the world and reconcile her personal desires with the expectations of society. Along the way, she encounters themes of class, race, and gender, as well as the political tensions leading up to the American Civil War.