Blog 15

In the movie Forest Gump, the main character Forest overcomes many odds. When Forest is a young kid he is given braces for his legs. He has to wear them all the time, and is made fun of and stared at a lot. On top of being made fun of for this, Forest is made fun of because he is slower then the other children. His whole life Forest struggles to get past his challenges. He graduates high school, and goes on to college where he plays football. After he goes into the army and because he follows directions very well excels. He goes on to own a shrimping boat and making lots of money. Forest has a child with his childhood friend and sweetheart Jenny. After Jenny passes away Forest takes on the difficult task of raising their son alone. His life is a miraculous journey that shows that if you believe and try really hard you will succeed. Forest's odds remind me of Rukmani's struggles in Nectar in a Sieve.  Rukmani has to try and raise her children during a time where food and money is scarce. Rukmani, just like Forest, overcomes many challenges that seemed to not be possible. They managed to save their land once, and when they couldn't a second time traveled very far to another village only to find they were stranded. Ruku and Nathan then managed to save enough money to make their way back. Both Ruku and Forest overcome difficult situations.