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Finding Forrester Character Analysis
The wealth elite is a small or large group of people that own or possess a large amount of money and use that to their advantage. These type of people are able to live in nice houses, send their kids to private schools, and buy nice things. On one side of this story, Jamal is not considered to be part of the wealthy elite, however, he is very talented in the sport of basketball. On the other side of the story, William Forrester has the potential to be in the wealthy elite because of his writings, but he chooses to stay to himself and live in a shabby apartment in the Bronx. With the use of their brilliant minds, both Jamal and William Forrester are able to win-out and overcome the wealthy elite and accomplish their goals in the film Finding Forrester with the help of their strong bond and never ending friendship. Not only is Jamal a successful and very good basketball player, but he also portrays a humble and strong personality by being a successful student as well. Jamal exaggerated the point to the wealthy elite of not just being an all-star basketball by purposely missing his two free throws in the championship game to win it all. By doing this, he boldly proved that his life was not just based merely on the fact that he was a good basketball player, but that their was more in life than playing …show more content…
As time went on and the bond and friendship grew between Jamal and Forrester, Forrester and Jamal were both able to come to accept their genuine and true identities. Jamal showed he was not just a good athlete but also an outstanding student, and Forrester proved that he was able to live simply and still enjoy the life he had. These two characters not only give strength and humility to one another, but they allow the other to accept themselves for who they
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