Hereisaplaintextintroductionto*ForrestGump*(Englishoriginalversion):"ForrestGumpisa1986novelbyWinstonGroom.ThestoryfollowsthelifeofForrestGump,asimple-mindedbutkind-heartedmanfromAlabamawhounwittinglybecomesinvolvedinmanymajorhistoricaleventsintheUnitedStatesduringthe20thcentury.DespitehislowIQ,Forrestachievesremarkablesuccessinvariousfieldsincludingcollegefootball,theVietnamWar,ping-pongdiplomacy,andbusiness.ThenovelblendshumorwithpoignantmomentsasForrestnarrateshisextraordinarylifejourney.Thebookdiffersinseveralwaysfromthemorefamous1994filmadaptation,includingadditionaladventuresandadifferentending.Groom'soriginalnovelpresentsForrestasamorecomplexcharacterwithadarkeredgecomparedtothemovieversion."
