They become the best of friends.īy the time Forrest is sixteen years old, he is 6' 6' (1.98 m), 242 pounds (110 kg), and plays high school football.

While living in Mobile, Alabama, Forrest meets Jenny Curran in first grade and walks her home. The author uses misspellings and grammatical errors to indicate the character's Southern accent, education, and cognitive disabilities. In 2022, the film received an Indian adaptation titled Laal Singh Chaddha, starring Bollywood actor Aamir Khan.įorrest Gump, named after Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest, narrates the story of his life. Forrest was played by Tom Hanks and the movie won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and numerous other awards. The novel was adapted as a film of the same name and was released in 1994 by Paramount Pictures. The character's surname was taken from the Gump's store.

Groom was inspired by both a 60 Minutes segment on savants, and hearing his father recall a slow-witted childhood neighbor in Alabama, he thought such a character made for a good protagonist, quickly writing an opening chapter before completing a novel in six weeks. His mathematical abilities as a savant and feats of strength lead him into all kinds of adventures. He says that he 'can think things pretty good', but when he tries 'sayin or writin them, it kinda come out like Jello'. He does not know what he wants to do in life, but despite his low IQ, he is made out to be full of wisdom. Gump is portrayed as viewing the world simply and truthfully. The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the Vietnam War to college football becoming part of the story. Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom.

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