1. Forrest Gump
Chris Cotter
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2. Overview Forrest Gump: a hero in any decade
Retains values during drastic societal change
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3. Childhood Beginning of adversity – Braces on legs
– Struggle for acceptance
Relationship with mother and
Jenny
– “stupid is as stupid does”
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4. College Football Naïve towards integration
– Earns All-American, trip to White House
Naïve towards integration
– sees people for who they are
Continued relationship with Jenny
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5. Basic Training Develops friendship with Bubba
– has qualities in common with Forrest
Forrest’s skill as a soldier
– takes orders, doesn’t question authority.
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6. Vietnam Lieutenant Dan Bubba dies – Forrest promises to
start shrimping business
Medal of Honor
– saves several lives in combat, another trip to White House
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7. Hospital
Forrest is admitted to a hospital after being wounded in Vietnam
Lieutenant Dan as Forrest’s “first mate”
Takes up ping-pong as a hobby
– Becomes international champion
– Advertisements make Forrest a celebrity
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8. Bubba Gump Shrimp
Forrest begins his quest to become a shrimp boat captain
Early struggles with the business
Lieutenant Dan “appears”
Twist of fate makes business a success
Upholds promise to Bubba
– Shares profit with Bubba’s family
Death of his mother
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9. Reunited with Jenny Jenny arrives unexpectedly at Forrest’s house
Forrest expresses his love for her
– “Forrest, you don’t
know what love is.”
The two have a child
together
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10. Forrest and his Son Forrest finds Jenny again and meets his son
– first meeting
Jenny dies
Forrest takes over the raising of little Forrest
– Reading to him, taking him to the bus
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11. Forrest as a Hero Overcomes adversity – 75 IQ, braces, deaths
Remains loyal to Jenny and Bubba
Possesses extraordinary talent
– running, ping-pong
Leadership and courage in Vietnam
Maintains character even as the
society around him changes
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