FINALISM IN FORREST GUMP’S LIFE-STYLE

Art and Culture section

Abstract

Finalism is a key concept in Alfred Adler theorization, a concept that focuses on the teleological aspect of life and on the causative antecedents of behaviors and feelings. Such finalistic interpretative approach can be applied to the movie “Forrest Gump”, in order to point out the main character as an example of a finality-moved human being