... anything less than profound. Gump, through no effort on his own, continually finds himself in the middle of some of the most important moments in American history. He becomes a football star, a war hero, a ping-pong champion, a running icon, and a successful shrimp-boat captain. "I've worn lots of shoes,"" Gump quips in his southern twang. Even though one could consider Gump to be a simpleton, it is ... to swivel his hips during his stay at the boarding house, he visits the White House three times, he's on the Dick Cavett show with John Lennon, and he addresses a Vietnam-era peace rally...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... through the way the characters dealing with the changes. The different ways of approaching the changes of the characters in both stories reveals the importance of adaptation in the fast changing world which is essential to be better suited in the environment and important for survival. Christopher the Fisherman is a good illustration of how a person could not be able to face the reality and adjust ... left her; Jenny's only parent, her father, is abusive; Lt. Dan gets his legs blown off in the war; Bubba is killed in Vietnam while others survive. Just like Christopher, none of these cha...

• Word Count: 1557
• Approx Pages: 6
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