William Forrester

William Forrester is one of the leading characters in the movie 'Finding Forrester'.
Forrester is a white man who lives in a locality where majority of the dwellers are poor black people. In the starting of the movie his character is portrayed mysterious as he is often seen peering out of the window of his apartment with binoculars but never seen out of the house.
Later onwards we come to know that he is a gifted writer but only has published a single book by the name of Avalon Landing. He agrees to help Jamal (the other main character of the movie) to improve his writing skills on a condition that what ever work is written in his apartment wont go out from it and his identity to remain a secret.
It seems that Forrester is suffering from Agoraphobia( a term used for people who suffering from of fear of interacting with people and going out in public places) since he never comes out from his house. He is immensely passionate about writing thats why he suggests Jamal to write with his heart first then edit it using his brain.