At the beginning of the film there is a white feather blowing against the wind as it slowly floats down, eventually landing near Forrest Gump's foot. Forrest Gump is sitting on a park bench with a box of chocolates on his lap and talks to a lady stating, "My mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates.' You never know what you're going to get." Although people cannot decide what will happen to them, each of them has important choices to make in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Gump is born mentally disabled, but this has never failed him. Rather than proud as Ulysses, Gump always persevered and humbly did what he believed was right, even if society ridiculed him Forrest Gump illustrates the value of justice that occurs in