Symbolic thinking or symbolism is a is a technique that uses symbols such as words and pictures to represent a concept. Forrest’s mother used symbolism to help Forrest understand important life lessons and concepts. The first example of Mrs Gump using symbolic thinking to explain a concept was the quote “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get”. Mrs Gump chose this example as it represents that life contains a lot of unexpected things and that you never know what’s going to happen next whether it’s positive or negative. The second example of Mrs Gump using symbolism to teach Forrest a lesson was when she states “put the past behind you before you move on”. This is referring that you should leave the past in
