《阿甘正传》The-meaning-of-the-feather

1ThemeaningofthefeatherThefeatherinthemovie,ForrestGump,isanimportantobject.Themoviestartswiththeswingingfeatherandalsoendsupwithit.Itcanmeansomanythingstosomanydifferentpeople.Personally,itisasymbolofpeople＇sfateinthemovie,especiallyforForrest，JennyandDan.Theswingingfeatherblowsinthewind,touchingthereorhere,andcanlandtoanywhere.Whetheritcanjustcometoyoudependsonwhetheryouwillandhowyoudealwithit.Inthebeginningofthemovie,Forrestpicksuptheswingingfeatherandstoresitinhisbook.Itseemslikethatlikepickingupthefeather,hecanhandlehislifewell.Andthetruthisthathesucceedsinit.Forrestisalwaysbrave,pure,upright,andfaithfultohisloveandfriendship.Heisnotscarednomatterwhathefaces,evenifhischildhoodisfullofother＇steasebecausesomeproblemswithhislegsthatleadtohiswrongwalking.Heisalwaysholdingapurehearttootherswhateverhehasbeensmockedatandunfairlytreated.Heisuprightthewholelifeevenifbeingsetup.Whenhefindshisprevioussupervisor,Dan,hetriestopullhimupandbacktothenormallife,whilebecauseofhisunevenandhatredtoForrest,DanpurposelyaimstomakeForrestsinkintowoman＇sseduction,sufferingthebadlifelikehis.ButForrestneverdoesit.AndheneverchangeshisfaithtoJennywhatevershehasdone.Healsokeepshisloyaltytofriendshipwithhisbestfriend,alsohisclosepartnerinbattlefields.Evenatthetrialofdeath,hedoesnotabandonhisfriend.Thatisthewayhedealswithhislife,sohedoesnotgetlostinlifeandthefateisinhisownhandle,optimisticandsunshine.Incontrast,Jennylivescomplexlyanddisorderedly,showslittlefaithtothelove,andwilldoanythingnotcareaboutwhetherthosearerightorwrong,onlytorealizeherdream.Jennybringsupbyherdrunkardfatherandgetsdeephurtbyhim.Shelivesinafamilywithbadcircumstance.ItisshewhofirstlybetraysthelovewithForrest,and2stayswithbadguys.Shecouldbeanordinarycollegestudent,buttorealizeherdreamsheshouldbetrayherbodyandspirit.Thus,drugandpubsconsistsherwholelife.ThatisthewayJennytreatsherlife.Inthisway,shefailstohandleherlife,herfate,andshefinallydiesofthem.herlife,herfate.Theonlythingleftforherisfrustrationandnegativefacets.AndaccordingtoJenny,thereisanotherthingcloselyrelatedtothefeather.“Iwanttobecomeabirdandflyfaraway”,thisisJenny＇alwaysdream.Itmostlyresultsfromherunfortunatechildhood,herimmoralfatherwhodoessomethingthatafatherdoestoadaughterextremelynotbeingforgiven.Herfatherbringsherdeephurtbothphysicallyandspiritually.Itisthisshadethatmakesherbeindifferenttoherlife,herfate.Toher,itseemslikethatsinceherlifehasbeenlikeasadswingingfeather,brokenandhavingnolandstoland,thereisworsethingforhertodo.So,whatever！Shedoesnotcare.Herlifeisjustlikethatfather.Althoughshealwaystriestogetridoftheswingingfate,shecannotmakeitbecausethetinyfeatherpossesseslittlepowertofightagainstthefate.AsforDan,heisanhonoredlieutenantandshouldberespectedforeverinhisview.Evenifitisdestinedtodie,itshouldbeinthebattlefieldsanddiedwithhonorsandpraise,notlikenow,leglessandwakefulness.HisfatecanbedividedintotwopartsintermsoftheVietnamWar.Beforethewar,hislifeisthecontrolledfeather.Everythingisinhishand,andhealsolivesenergeticallyandproudly.Butwhenlosinghislegs,thingsaretotallydifferent.Withoutproud,withoutpower,howdoesheliveon？Theonlychoiceforhimtodoistowaste,todecay,tomassthelife.Atthattime,hisfeatheroflifeisdown.Fortunately,Forrest＇sgenuineandkindnessinspirehimtoliveagain.Hesurelylivesagain,energetic,optimisticandstraightagain.Inthisway,hisfeatheroflifeexactlyisbackunderhiscontrol.Theyhavetotallydifferentlife,differentfate,butallresultsfromthewaytheyhandlethelife.Lifeorfateisjustsimilartotheswingingfeather.Ifyouchoosethe3rightwaylikeForrest,youwillalsohavethesamelifeashim.Andifyoucomebacktotherightway,fateswillagainbebacktoyou.While,ifyourchoiceislikeJenny,undoubtedly,youwillalsolivedisorderedlyandsadly.