Jamal Wallace's Gift Of Friendship In 'Finding Forrester'

In the movie Finding Forrester, Jamal Wallace fulfills the role of a God-teacher and shares the gift of friendship with William Forrester. Jamal’s friends dare him to sneak into Forrester’s apartment, but he is caught. The two begin to work with each other, and Jamal picks up on the fact that the man likes baseball (Van Sant). Not only did he take note of how often William watched baseball on television, but he also noticed the recurring theme of the sport within his essays, which shows how much Jamal cares about the old man. Jamal then arranges to take Forrester to the Mets ballpark for his birthday. As they stand on the pitcher’s mound in the stadium, William slowly begins to recount the story of his life, and how he feels responsible for