When a person who is not from here thinks of the South, they usually think of negative connotations that are added to the name of the South. For example, in the film it shows Forrest's best friend Jenny and her home life growing up. Jenny was portrayed as stereotypical "white trash" for growing up poor on a corn farm under the hand of an abusive father. When Jenny was taken from her father and placed in the custody of her grandmother, the film shows how Jenny gets out of the police car and walks towards her grandmother's trailer. This once again shows the “white trash” stereotype of southerners rearing its ugly head in history. Another contributor to the story's southern stereotypes is the way it shows Forrest's mother as a clichéd southern lady. She appears to be a well-dressed, well-educated and sophisticated woman. She wears fancy printed hats and dresses with gloves, and is never shown performing manual labor other than what appears to be running a bed and breakfast in her home (quote 3). The final essence of clichéd depictions of the South is how Forrest is such a gentleman towards Jenny. No matter what Jenny does to him or says to Forrest, he remains loving and kind to her. A personal favorite example of this is when Jenny asks him, "Why are you so nice to me?" with which Forrest quickly responds: "Because you're my girlfriend." (quote 2). While not all of the stereotypes mentioned are necessarily negative, the book shows how quick to dismiss these things as common in the world.