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'''[[Forrest Gump|Forrest]]'s father''' is never depicted. The [[film]] merely says that he is "on vacation", but the [[novel]] goes into detail about his death: |
'''[[Forrest Gump|Forrest]]'s father''' is never depicted. The [[film]] merely says that he is "on vacation", but the [[novel]] goes into detail about his death: |
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| − | <blockquote>He worked down to the docks as a longshoreman an one day a crane was takin a big net load of bananas off one of them United Fruit Company boats an somethin broke an the bananas fell down on my daddy an squashed him flat as a pancake. One time I heard some men talkin bout the accident—say it was a helluva mess, half ton of all them bananas an my daddy squished underneath.<ref name="book3">{{Cite novel|3}}</ref></blockquote> |
+ | <blockquote>He worked down to the docks as a longshoreman an one day a crane was takin a big net load of bananas off one of them [[Wikipedia:United Fruit Company|United Fruit Company]] boats an somethin broke an the bananas fell down on my daddy an squashed him flat as a pancake. One time I heard some men talkin bout the accident—say it was a helluva mess, half ton of all them bananas an my daddy squished underneath.<ref name="book3">{{Cite novel|3}}</ref></blockquote> |
The book goes on to explain that [[Mrs. Gump]] received a pension from the United Fruit company for her husband's death, so the family was able to survive.<ref name="book3"/> |
The book goes on to explain that [[Mrs. Gump]] received a pension from the United Fruit company for her husband's death, so the family was able to survive.<ref name="book3"/> |
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Revision as of 01:13, 28 January 2014
Forrest's father is never depicted. The film merely says that he is "on vacation", but the novel goes into detail about his death:
He worked down to the docks as a longshoreman an one day a crane was takin a big net load of bananas off one of them United Fruit Company boats an somethin broke an the bananas fell down on my daddy an squashed him flat as a pancake. One time I heard some men talkin bout the accident—say it was a helluva mess, half ton of all them bananas an my daddy squished underneath.[1]
The book goes on to explain that Mrs. Gump received a pension from the United Fruit company for her husband's death, so the family was able to survive.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groom, Winston. Forrest Gump. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. Page 3. Print.