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apartment； meditatin like a guru。
〃rudolph；〃 jenny say； 〃this is forrest。 he is a friend of mine from home； an he is gonna be
stayin with us a wile。〃
rudolph don'；t say nothin； but he wave his hand like the pope when he is blessin somethin。
jenny ain'；t got but one bed； but she made up a little pallet for me on the floor an that is
where i slept。 it wadn'；t no worse than a lot of places i slept in the army； an a damn sight better
than some。
next mornin i get up an there is rudolph still settin in the middle of the room meditatin。
jenny fixed me some breakfast an we lef ole rudolph settin there an she took me on a tour of
cambridge。 first thing she says is that i have got to get mysef some new clothes； on account of
people up here does not understan an will think i am tryin to put them on。 so we go to a surplus
store an i get me some overalls an a lumber jacket an change into them right there an take my
uniform in a paper bag。
we is walkin aroun harvard university； an who does jenny run into but the married
professor she used to date。 she is still friends with him； even tho in private she like to refer to him
as a 〃degenerate turd。〃 doctor quackenbush is his name。
anyway； he is all excited on account of he is beginnin to teach a new course next week that
he thunk up all by hissef。 it is called the 〃role of the idiot in world literature。〃
i pipe up an say i think it sounds pretty interestin； an he say； 〃well； forrest； why don'；t you
sit in on the class？ you might enjoy it。〃
jenny look at both of us kind of funny…like； but she don'；t say nothin。 we gone on back to the
apartment an rudolph is still squattin on the floor by hissef。 we was in the kitchen an i axed her
real quiet if rudolph could talk； an she say； yes； sooner or later。
that afternoon jenny took me to meet the other guys in the band an she tell them i play the
harmonica like heaven itsef； an why don'；t they let me set in with them at the club tonight。 one of
the guys axe me what i like to play best； an i say； 〃dixie；〃 an he say he don'；t believe he has heard
what i say； an jenny jump in an say； 〃it don'；t matter； he will be fine once he'；s got a ear for our
stuff。〃
so that night i be playin with the band an everbody agree i am makin a good contribution an
it is very enjoyable； gettin to set there an watch jenny sing an thow hersef all over the stage。
that nex monday i have decided to go ahead an set in on doctor quackenbush'；s class； 〃role
of the idiot in world literature。〃 the title alone is enough to make me feel sort of important。
〃today；〃 doctor quackenbush says to the class； 〃we has a visitor who is gonna be auditing
this course from time to time。 please wele mister forrest gump。〃 everbody turn an look at
me an i give a little wave； an then the class begin。
〃the idiot；〃 doctor quackenbush say； 〃has played an important role in history an literature
for many years。 i suppose you has all heard of the village idiot； who was usually some retarded
individual livin in a village someplace。 he was often the object of scorn an mockery。 later； it
bee the custom of nobility to have in their presence a court jester； a sort of person that would
do things to amuse the royalty。 in many instances； this individual was actually an idiot or a
moron； in others； he was merely a clown or jokester。。。。〃
he go on like this for a wile； an it begun to bee apparent to me that idiots was not jus
useless people； but was put here for a purpose； sort of like dan had said； an the purpose is to
make people laugh。 at least that is somethin。
〃the object of having a fool for most writers；〃 doctor quackenbush say； 〃is to employ the
device of double entendre； permittin them to let the fool make a fool of hissef； an at the same time
allow the reader the revelation of the greater meaning of the foolishness。 occasionally； a great
writer like shakespeare would let the fool make an ass out of one of his principal characters；
thereby providing a twist for the readers'； enlightenment。〃
at this point； i am bein somewhat confused。 but that is normal。 anyhow； mister
quackenbush say that to demonstrate what he has been talkin about； we is gonna do a scene from
the play； king lear； where there is a fool an a madman in disguise an the king hissef is crazy。 he
tells this guy named elmer harrington iii to play the part of mad tom o'；bedlam； an for this girl
called lucille to play the fool。 another guy called horace somebody was to be crazy ole king
lear。 an then he say； 〃forrest； why doesn'；t you play the role of the earl of gloucester？〃
mister quackenbush say he will get a few stage props from the drama department； but he
want us to get up our own costumes； just so the thing would be more 〃realistic。〃 how i got into
this deal； i do not know； is what i am thinkin。
meantime； things is happenin with our band； the cracked eggs。 a feller from new yawk
have flown up an listened to us an says he wants to get us in a recordin studio an make a tape of
our music。 all the fellers is excited； includin jenny curran； an me； of course。 the feller from new
yawk； mister feeblestein is his name。 he say if everthing go well； we could be the hottest thing
since the invention of night baseball。 mister feeblestein say all we got to do is sign a piece of
paper an then start gettin rich。
george； the guy who plays keyboard for us； has been teachin me a little bit of how to play it；
an mose； the drummer； is also lettin me beat on his drums some。 it is kind of fun； learnin how to
play all them things； an my harmonica too。 ever day i practice some； an ever night the band play
at the hodaddy club。
then one afternoon i e home from class an there is jenny settin by hersef on the couch。 i
axed her where is rudolph； an she say he has 〃split。〃 i axed what for； an she say； 〃cause he is a
nogood bastid like all the rest；〃 an so i says； 〃why don'；t we go out an get ourselfs some supper an
talk bo