Imagine a world where there is complete trust in everyone and everything, where there is no reason for doubt. The world would be perfect, a utopia. Unfortunately there is distrust in the everyday lives of people everywhere. This idea is specifically shown in the movie Finding Forrester. The movie follows a teenage boy named Jamal and his quest for trust. The viewer sees Jamal’s distrust in a window apartment, develope into the confiding relationship of a new friendship with William Forrester. As this is occurring, he is struggling with trusting his friends to accept him for who he is. Jamal is not the only person who has distrust in their life. Professor Crawford has much distrust in his life. Crawford is drawn to the writing style of Jamal,
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This is shown between Jamal and Professor Crawford. Crawford does not take stock in the idea that Jamal will be able to live up to the standards of the school. This creates a rivalry between Jamal and Crawford as they will continually “butt heads” throughout the entire movie. If Crawford learns to trust each other the clash would subside. Levy (2000) expands this idea by saying, “Jamal is reprimanded for his conduct functions is the equivalent of a courtroom, in which an inflexible teacher is contrasted with good ones” (p. 2). The distrust of crawford to Jamal has led to a conflict that essentially puts the two on “trial” Jamal and Crawford wouldn’t have been put in a situation like this if Crawford had faith Jamal and his abilities from the beginning. Not only does Jamal have a struggle with Crawford, he also has a conflict within himself. This internal strife is created by his distrust in his friends to accept him for his brains and his personality. Jamal questions who he is as a person and as a student, which fuels the struggle; moreover, distrust is the sole cause of this conflict. In agreement Clinton (2001) writes, “He hides his academic abilities from his friends in fear of being rejected as an intellectual snob” (p. 2). Clinton confirms that Jamal does not have faith that his friends to accept him for who he is; therefore, there is a internal competition constantly within him. These show that conflict is a product of
This is shown between Jamal and Professor Crawford. Crawford does not take stock in the idea that Jamal will be able to live up to the standards of the school. This creates a rivalry between Jamal and Crawford as they will continually “butt heads” throughout the entire movie. If Crawford learns to trust each other the clash would subside. Levy (2000) expands this idea by saying, “Jamal is reprimanded for his conduct functions is the equivalent of a courtroom, in which an inflexible teacher is contrasted with good ones” (p. 2). The distrust of crawford to Jamal has led to a conflict that essentially puts the two on “trial” Jamal and Crawford wouldn’t have been put in a situation like this if Crawford had faith Jamal and his abilities from the beginning. Not only does Jamal have a struggle with Crawford, he also has a conflict within himself. This internal strife is created by his distrust in his friends to accept him for his brains and his personality. Jamal questions who he is as a person and as a student, which fuels the struggle; moreover, distrust is the sole cause of this conflict. In agreement Clinton (2001) writes, “He hides his academic abilities from his friends in fear of being rejected as an intellectual snob” (p. 2). Clinton confirms that Jamal does not have faith that his friends to accept him for who he is; therefore, there is a internal competition constantly within him. These show that conflict is a product of