Merrick Oleson
Finding Forrester
“We walk away from our dreams afraid we will fail or worse yet afraid we will succeed.” (Don't know how to quote the movie) Individual's need courage in order to face their fears and follow their dreams. In the movie Finding Forrester some of the characters are in situations where they have to show courage. Jamal showed courage when he was around his friends by going up to the unknown apartment. He again showed courage later when he was around William and showing him his true self. Another character that showed bravery was William. He did this by going out of his comfort zone and doing something Jamal wanted to do. Courage can come from the people and places that surround an individual and can sometimes cause …show more content…
One instance this occurred was in the very beginning of the movie, when Jamal and his friends are all staring up at the window that no one knows anything about. There are stories and superstitions about what is up there and what they are doing, but no one knows the truth. Jamal’s friends dare him to go up there at night, break into the apartment and steal something. Jamal would not have done this by himself otherwise, but because he is around his friends he is daring and acts differently to fit in, breaking into the apartment that everyone else feared. Movie Locity (2001) stated “Jamal sneaks into his apartment and accidentally leaves behind his backpack full of writings, they both get something unexpected in return… Jamal encounters not only his first fan, but a mentor who will challenge and change him forever.” (p.1) When he gets his backpack back he notices there is writing in all of his journals. He goes up to question who did it and soon becomes close friends with the man in the apartment, William Forrester. “The secretive author of one perfect book is tutoring the would be thief in advancing his writing skills”. In Jamal’s old school he doesn’t want to be noticed with his grades so he purposefully does not do well on them. William though audacity to help and tutor someone who tried stealing from him, causing Jamal to go to the new school and do better in his classes. Courageous acts can arise when …show more content…
William showed great courage when Jamal got tickets to a game.This was a conflict because William had not gone out in public for 40 years, but he went anyways showing boldness since this was something he was not really comfortable with. “Forrester has his first reason in years to emerge from his self-imposed solitude.” (Movie Locity, 2001, p.1) Because of the friendship between Jamal and William he was able to act courageously. Another conflict occurred while they were at the stadium, in the crowd William had gotten separated from Jamal causing him to get lost, and have a panic attack. A different instance when a character showed courage and it caused conflict was when Professor Crawford had questioned whether or not Jamal was actually writing his papers. Jamal courageously challenged him during class to prove he knew authors, but this only cause more conflict in the relationship between Jamal and Professor Crawford. Movie Locity (2001) said, “a moment of truth for both men: for Jamal, a choice between following his dream or betraying a friend, and for Forrester, a decision to remain closed off or to look at the world through new eyes.” (p. 3) Acts of courage are displayed in both men, but instead of acting selfishly Jamal was determined to keep his relationship with William and take the fall. However William shows up unannounced also acting unselfishly and reads Jamal’s work. When Professor Crawford is impressed William says
Finding Forrester
“We walk away from our dreams afraid we will fail or worse yet afraid we will succeed.” (Don't know how to quote the movie) Individual's need courage in order to face their fears and follow their dreams. In the movie Finding Forrester some of the characters are in situations where they have to show courage. Jamal showed courage when he was around his friends by going up to the unknown apartment. He again showed courage later when he was around William and showing him his true self. Another character that showed bravery was William. He did this by going out of his comfort zone and doing something Jamal wanted to do. Courage can come from the people and places that surround an individual and can sometimes cause …show more content…
One instance this occurred was in the very beginning of the movie, when Jamal and his friends are all staring up at the window that no one knows anything about. There are stories and superstitions about what is up there and what they are doing, but no one knows the truth. Jamal’s friends dare him to go up there at night, break into the apartment and steal something. Jamal would not have done this by himself otherwise, but because he is around his friends he is daring and acts differently to fit in, breaking into the apartment that everyone else feared. Movie Locity (2001) stated “Jamal sneaks into his apartment and accidentally leaves behind his backpack full of writings, they both get something unexpected in return… Jamal encounters not only his first fan, but a mentor who will challenge and change him forever.” (p.1) When he gets his backpack back he notices there is writing in all of his journals. He goes up to question who did it and soon becomes close friends with the man in the apartment, William Forrester. “The secretive author of one perfect book is tutoring the would be thief in advancing his writing skills”. In Jamal’s old school he doesn’t want to be noticed with his grades so he purposefully does not do well on them. William though audacity to help and tutor someone who tried stealing from him, causing Jamal to go to the new school and do better in his classes. Courageous acts can arise when …show more content…
William showed great courage when Jamal got tickets to a game.This was a conflict because William had not gone out in public for 40 years, but he went anyways showing boldness since this was something he was not really comfortable with. “Forrester has his first reason in years to emerge from his self-imposed solitude.” (Movie Locity, 2001, p.1) Because of the friendship between Jamal and William he was able to act courageously. Another conflict occurred while they were at the stadium, in the crowd William had gotten separated from Jamal causing him to get lost, and have a panic attack. A different instance when a character showed courage and it caused conflict was when Professor Crawford had questioned whether or not Jamal was actually writing his papers. Jamal courageously challenged him during class to prove he knew authors, but this only cause more conflict in the relationship between Jamal and Professor Crawford. Movie Locity (2001) said, “a moment of truth for both men: for Jamal, a choice between following his dream or betraying a friend, and for Forrester, a decision to remain closed off or to look at the world through new eyes.” (p. 3) Acts of courage are displayed in both men, but instead of acting selfishly Jamal was determined to keep his relationship with William and take the fall. However William shows up unannounced also acting unselfishly and reads Jamal’s work. When Professor Crawford is impressed William says