Chris Gardner And Homelessness

1.Throughout the movie, Chris Gardner encountered many stressors. Some stressors he met were his lack of money, the fact that he had no stable job, his wife’s departure, the inability to support his son multiple times, and the absence of somewhere proper to stay. He did, however, overcame these. Regarding his wife, Chris Gardner accepted her departure to focus on his son. This became a stressor when he couldn’t properly support him. Christopher, his son, became his support in return. Through this, the two father and son slowly paved the way to happiness. Due to the fact that he did not have money nor a stable job, Chris Gardner decided to work even harder at his internship which enabled him to earn the job at Dean Witters. This, as history dictated, lead him onto a road of success. Chris Gardner found some solace in churches during his time of homelessness and other hardships. This helped him found some peace and mindfulness during his whole hectic schedule.

2.Chris Gardner became a resilient man throughout the movie. For example, when Chris Gardner was evicted from his first apartment due to the fact he could not …show more content…
This movie, while only an adaptation so it had some variations from Gardner’s actual life, was made from both Gardner and other people’s prescriptive. Gardner viewed many of the moments within the movie as nightmares of his life. This movie not only contained nearly every single one of these moments, they also showed that these moments were the building blocks to his current standing. It was shown that Gardner himself, upon first watching some of these scenes, was not able to bear the pain that followed after watching it. This is to show that Gardner still had not recovered entirely from those scarring moments. If watching this movie helps him reflect, then yes, I do believe that watching this movie could be considered as a ‘healing process’ for