Finding Forrester - Foresight
...verage 16 year old. He is in many ways not like the average 16 year old from the Bronx, and this scene provides evidence to that statement. Jamal enjoys reading and writing, an interest not likely shared by his friends from the Bronx. It is noticeable that he may be smarter than he appears when his English teacher asks him whether he had ever read Edgar Allen Poe’s most renowned poem, The Raven, and he hesitantly answers no. In addition, this shot is also the connection between him and William Forrester. When Jamal initially went to Forrester’s apartment on the dare made by his friends, he temporarily stopped to observe Forrester’s large collection of literature. This along with other reasons, were motivation for him to return to Forrester’s apartment and befriend him. Had this clip n...