29 done shows that he has good moral. He helps everyone who needs help, doing
everything as he can do. He has done many good things to others with pleasure without pressure. In his thought just how to make others happy with all he has.
Benevolence and courage make everyone will be happy, not just people who do good things but also the people who got benevolence from that people will got
happy too. Gump has proved it by his experience in helping each other and he does not get pain from doing it.
4.2 Friendship
Friendship is to be friendly make relation with another people. Usually friendship interwoven fellow who have age, hobbies and pleasure same. In a
friendship, every friend will always help and provide support, passing everything hard and pleased together. Friendship also can make everyone will happy because
with the feeling of friendship everyone can share together in glad and sorrow. In this novel, Groom also describes the nature of Gump as friendly to anyone
he found. Gump never differentiate people to be his friend, even people who always mock him while playing football still regards as a friend. The first person who
became his friend is Jenny Curran. She is the first girl who becomes Gump’s friend, they met on the bus to school. At that time no one was willing to sit with Gump but
Jenny gives him a seat. The second person who became Gump’s friend is Bubba, he meet Bubba in football college when they have practiced.
“There was this guy, Bubba, settin in his room playin a mouth organ. Hed broke his foot in practice an couldnt play an didnt have nowhere
to go either. He let me set on a cot an listen to him, we didnt talk or nothing, he jus settin on one cot an me on the other, an hes playing his
harmonica. An after bout a hour I axed him if I could try it an he says,
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an me is real good friends by now” Winston Groom : 14 The friendship between Gump and Bubba become familiar, they often meet
and play harmonica together. Bubba taught Gump how to play the harmonica. Their friendship not only during this time but also after out from the dorm, they met again
at war in Vietnam in which Gump and Bubba became army of USA. They both made a promise that if completion of this war to make shrimp company at Bubba’s
hometown. But Bubba died during the war in Vietnam, but Gump still remember their promise to make shrimp company and make it true. Even though Bubba was
dead, Gump still make shrimp company in Bubba’s hometown and he also invites Bubba families to join in it. Gump still remember her friend and never forget it. He
always brings harmonica and play it when he misses, hell play his favorite song with Bubba’s harmonica.
Gump is a good and friendly to anyone. At the time he came out of the group football, his team mates feel sad. Although at first they were not too good to Gump.
Moreover Curtis, his roommate always does not match with Gump but he also felt sad because Gump had to quit the team. This can be seen through the quote below,
They is very quiet, an Snake, he come up an shake my han an say, Forrest, I am very sorry about that pass, okay? An I says, Sure
Snake, okay. An then they all come up, one by one, an shake my han, even ole Curtis, who is wearin a body brace from his neck down on
accounta bashin down one door too many in the Ape Dorm. Bubba say hed hep me carry my shit down to the bus depot, but I say Id rather go
alone. Keep in touch, he say. Winston Groom : 19
Gump’s friends love him and happy with him, friendship has belonged to him that is making people happy with him. That can seen from the quote above how sad them to
let Gump go out from the dorm. The friendship between Gump and his friends is never the end. They still are friends as long as they live.
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Dan. “They was a guy nex to my cot name of Dan, who had been blowed up
inside a tank. He was all burnt an had tubes goin in an out of him everplace, but I never heard him holler. He talk real low an quiet, an
after a day or so, him an me got to be friends. I tole him bout Bubba an all, an he nod his head very sadly an say they will be a lot more
Bubbas to die afore this thing is over.” Winston Groom :30
Gump and Lt.Dan become friends, they often have conversation together although sometimes Gump does not understand what is being said by Lt. Dan. But he remains
a friend Lt. Dan. Until eventually Lt. And transferred to a hospital for treatment of his leg, and they did not meet again for a long time. But one day Gump meet Lt.Dan
who does not have the legs anymore. Motion they know each other and they are happy to meet you again. Their friendship still exists even though they had long been
separated. Friendship is the good conduct, to make good relation with another with good
purpose. Making relation is not enough if there isn’t friendship in there. Friendship also bring the happiness for everyone, having friend like we are rich man which we
can share anything with others. Friendship can make people feel like they have each other and think there is someone who care about himher.
4.3 Disloyalty
