How Does Forrest Gump Relate To Sociology

A man who remained almost entirely unaffected intrapersonally by society at the end of his screen time, one from a modicum of people.

As Mrs. Gump said, “What’s normal anyways?” Forrest was alienated for the entirety of the movie/his life, not because he was described as dim and dense but for the reason that he defied societies expectations and cultural ‘norms’ (a standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group. “Norm” [ Oxford English Dictionary, 2023 ] ). Forrest Gump is a fictional character however his story has a moral. The moral of this movie can be that of personal opinion, nevertheless it can be supported by multiple non-fictional works. One of such works is an excerpt

Something the human species knows well. A person may seem like one thing but be completely different in reality, in fact based on a study done by Walden University pundit’s in varying social psychology fields; “When we’re in a group, we have a strong tendency to conform to the norms of that group…. By conforming, we demonstrate our willingness to be a part of the group,” (walden). There are three types of deception; instrumental, relational, and identity; and they are all active in the negative impact on people's mental health, especially people who are bullied and/or discriminated against because of disabilities. The way people with disabilities are treated is gut wrenching. Long-term or chronic bullying qualifies in the American Psychological Association’s DSM-5, as an adverse childhood experience (ACE), no matter who is doing the bullying. ACE effects are shown in subtext scenes of Forrest Gump. The scenes aren’t specific; they're spread throughout the movie in small details, things like; Gump being bullied for over a decade, the interactions Gump’s mother made to provide for him, Jenny being abused by her father, etc;,. Information from the APA and other research foundations has discovered and published the knowledge of what ACE is, and how it affects children all the way into adulthood and further. The most commonly referred to effects of ACE are increased feelings of stress and social isolation. Those two things may sound like fairly average conditions and they are according to PBS 60% of people feel social isolation on a notable level. Sub-text referring to ACE was recently aforementioned and I only listed what caused it however the effects it had on characters has yet to be said, here is a specific detail of ACE effects on Forrest; He spent over three years in almost total social isolation, during the time he ran, practically across the country. Forrest had a disability so with this statement it can be shown the effects of ACE were more severe