Analysis Of Forrester's 'The Window'

Jamal states: “I was wondering if I could bring you more of my stuff. Or maybe I could write something else.” Forrester responds: “How about 5,000 words on why you should stay out of my house!” (IMDb, 2017) This is the first impression Jamal, a black sixteen year old, has of The Window, an old white man who appears to watch people outside his window. Jamal’s friends dare him to break into The Window’s house by his friends, and in doing so leaves his backpack containing his writings. When he receives his bag back, he notices that The Window has graded his writings. This intrigues Jamal, encouraging him to ask The Window to grade more papers in which he responds with his rude comment. However, their friendship develops quickly when Mailor-Callow,

When Mailor-Callow offers Jamal a scholarship, Forrester tells Jamal that he knows he will accept the offer because Jamal’s current school cannot offer Jamal the answer to a question he needs answered: What does Jamal wish to do with his life? William and Jamal’s relationship is beginning to form and William reveals Jamal’s true self to him in order to nudge him to make the right decision. He informs Jamal that his present school does not fit his desire to write. Jamal also helps Forrester in the words of Rob Brown, whom Levy quotes approvingly, “Jamal Gradually becomes committed not only to his own writing, but to cracking Forrester’s shell” (Levy, 2000, p. 2). Since Jamal and William become trusting friends, Jamal hopes to break his shell, meaning Jamal wishes to unveil Forrester’s true self, a man with a passion for writing. At the end of the movie rides off on his bike with plans to go back to his home country, Scotland. By the end of Finding Forrester Jamal and William have become good friends. This allows Jamal to help William overcome his fear of leaving to show off Jamal’s writing. Because of this friendship, William realizes who he truly is, a writer, and he then leaves to revisit his home country of Scotland. Forrester and Jamal’s friendship starts out poorly, however, by the end of the story they realize the importance each other: “Forrester brings out Jamal’s intelligence, and Jamal brings

Jamal’s friends dare him to break into William’s house, and while he is there, he accidentally leaves behind his backpack containing his writings. Later, William throws the backpack out of the window back at Jamal. However, when Jamal looks at his writings, he finds that William had revised all of them. Jamal, filled with amazement, goes back to William’s apartment and asks him to look at more of his papers. William is skeptical at first, but as they become better friends William sees Jamal’s potential and teaches him to write because expressing himself through writing is in the best interest of Jamal. This is the first time someone took a chance on Jamal, but certainly not the last: “The only fellow student who reaches out is Claire” (Clinton, 2001, p. 2). Claire and Jamal’s friendship might progress quickly, but their relationship still has the elements of a deep, seasoned friendship. When Claire and Jamal first meet, they have an immediate connection. However, the realization that Jamal has no other friends in the school puts their friendship to the test, but she remains friends with him because she wants what is best for Jamal, friendship. Later, Mr. Crawford accuses Jamal of plagiarism and gives him a choice: either write an apology to his classmates or the school will expel him. Jamal cannot tell Mr. Crawford that William Forrester gave Jamal permission to use a part of