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=E. Conclusion (100-150 words) Tips]=

In conclusion, the film Forrest Gump could be partially useful for a historian studying the american history, and not only the Vietnam War and the Hippie Movement, because through Forres´s life, the viewer is able to observe the most important events and figures on american history in the last part of the 20th century: Watergate scandal, the racial integration, Elvis Presley, Kennedy, etc. Furthermore, the viewer should make the distinction between Forrest and Jenny, regarding Forrest in order to analyze the Vietnam War and Jenny for the Hippie movement.

On the other hand, a historian should be careful when selecting the useful information within the film. He should be able to extract the historic part from the fictional part (effects added in order to make the film more attractive to public). Apart from that, the lack of judgement in the film makes things easier when studying the events.

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