No matter what, she can’t escape the abusive men that she started out with. “I happened to believe you make your own destiny,” she says on her deathbed.īut for Jenny, this doesn’t seem to be true. Dan’s line, it doesn’t seem to ring true in the context of the movie. Gump also has a line about destiny, though unlike Lt. She starts down on her luck and… continues to be down on her luck. So, unlike Gump, where his character and arc seem at odds, a conflict which is inherently interesting, Jenny’s lot in life plays directly into her arc. But this arc doesn’t work as well as Gump’s because Jenny starts out losing (she is born into poverty with a pedophilic father). She is constantly losing – no matter what she does, it’s the wrong move. Jenny provides the other side of this coin. But Gump’s disability makes him an underdog to root for, an unlikely success story. This type of character arc could be boring – a character constantly winning lacks tension. No matter what he does, it ends up being the right decision at the right time. Nothing just happens, it’s all part of a plan.” How better to describe Forrest’s life? He’s destined to succeed. This scene between Gump and Dan is illustrative of this fixation:ĭan’s first line outlines the crux of every characters’ arc in the Forrest Gump screenplay: “We all have a destiny. He believes his destiny has been tampered with, and thus his life begins to spiral. To understand how important destiny is to these characters, take a look at Lt. These are characters bound by destiny, a crucial theme in the film. The simplicity of their arcs is what makes their story so easy to latch onto. In Gump, characters operate in a sort of folklore logic, specifically Forrest and Jenny. Like with its quotes, Forrest Gump characters are iconic: Bubba, Lieutenant Dan, Mrs. Forrest Gump Script Takeaway #2 Favorite Forrest Gump characters Throughout the Forrest Gump plot, simple wisdom by the shrimp-boatload.
We’ve caught up to the Gump narrating on the bench. Heartbroken, Gump runs back and forth across the USA, building a cult following. This time, it seems, she’ll stay, and they consummate the next step in their relationship.
Plot Point TwoĪfter Gump becomes a successful shrimp baron with Lt. She has a new boyfriend who’s just as bad as the last. While inadvertently giving a speech about the Vietnam War, Forrest reconnects with Jenny. Forrest is awarded the medal of honor, but is heartbroken by the death of Bubba. Dan, who he ends up saving during a battle. Rising Actionįorrest meets his “best good friend” Bubba in ‘nam, and they plan to start a shrimp company. She tells him to stay away from her, but softens when she hears he’s leaving. She’s working at a dive bar as a stripper/singer. Plot Point Oneįorrest graduates college and is shipped off to Vietnam, but before leaving he sees Jenny once more. She’s the first one to say, “Run, Forrest, run”– allowing him to break out of his leg braces. She’s the only kid on the school bus who will let him sit next to her. Inciting IncidentĪ young Forrest meets Jenny for the first time. He’s waiting for a bus, and telling his life story to strangers: he grew up in Alabama and was very close to his loving mother. Here is a Forrest Gump summary: ExpositionĪ feather floats through the sky and lands on Forrest’s dirty shoes.
STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF FORREST GUMP SCREENPLAY
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