Who is Forrest Gump?

Answer 1

Forrest Gump is the metaphor. The protagonist is hindsight a new view of the world If we could have a do over. The antagonist is group think and the limitations of living inauthentically, Birches by Robert Frost springs to mind.

Answer 2

"Forrest Gump" the novel was written by Winston Groom. The movie screenplay was written by Eric Roth. Roth went on to win the 1995 Academy Award Oscar for 'Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium' for his adaptation of Groom's work.

Answer 3

Forrest, Forrest Gump is a simple man with little brain activity but good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, starts a Table Tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the president several times. However this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone A low-intelligence man tells his life's tale to people waiting at a small town bus stop. He has captured fame, fortune and glory, but his one true love has continuously eluded him.

Answer 4

Forrest Gump is the protagonist in Forrest Gump.

Answer 5

Forrest Gump is a fictional character played by Tom Hanks. He is a simple, kind man from Greenbow, Alabama who leads an interesting life full of bizarre adventures.

Answer 6

Well he was named after a relative named Forrest Bedford Gump, but I don't know if his middle name was the same.

Answer 7

The inspiration for the novel Forrest Gump by Winston Groom was a man named Samuel Davis.

Answer 8

Tom Hanks.