The Pursuit Of Happyness Essay

In 1981, a very smart salesman and family man from San Francisco, CA named Christopher Gardner spends the family savings on "Bone scanning devices ". However, these scanners do not sell. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, he financially breaks the family. He soon loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards, which brings troubles to his relationship with his wife who eventually leaves him. Their son stays with his dad because he and his wife both know that their son is…

Through Chris Gardner’s struggles of homelessness, poverty, being a single parent, and fighting to win a job among twenty others with [no educational advances], The Pursuit of Happyness portrays the traditional rags-to-riches tale of the American Dream. The [first primary] [obstacle that Gardner overcame in his pursuit of the American Dream] was [his poverty]. A scene from the film shows Gardner, [a prospective, hopeful investor], [investing all his life investments/savings] on…

The Pursuit of Happiness, directed by Gabriele Muccino, tells a story about an African American man living in San Francisco. His name is Chris Gardner, who devoted all of his life savings into an investment to sell a device known as a portable "bone density scanner." He is a hard-working, caring and loving father who struggles financially to provide for his wife and son. With his wife working back to back shift to make ends meet with their rent bills. She is unable to live a life of stress with…

Brief Summary: Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson) play the role of two matured salesmen who are left without a job after their company is liquidated. The now desperate partnership take some time to find their ways. Nick decides to work for his soon-to-be brother-in-law who owns a mattress shop. Billy on the other hand decides to take the initiative of “googling” for jobs to suit his qualifications - or lack thereof. The unlikely dream duo find themselves in an…

People constantly settle in life without fulfilling their ambitions; when people get rejected on more than one occasion they begin to abandon their ambitions and settle for less. How can individuals have pleasure in life without truly fulfilling their ambition? The movie`s purpose is to cause reflection among the viewer. The movie`s message is, do not to settle for everything in life. This message is shown through Ben singing voice, his occupation and his relationship with his fiancée.…

SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS The pursuit of happiness is a path many in life do not dare to take. People stay on the safer, well-paved road to normalcy, hoping that it will bring them happiness, but knowing it will not. Hobbies and true interest are left on the side in chase of the career they have chosen. In the modern drama, You Can’t Take It With You, the authors Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman illustrate the meaning of true happiness and what really matters in life. They explore what value…

Get Happy I have to say, I really enjoyed reading this reading because I could connect to every content the author was sharing. The pursuit of happiness is something I agree with the author, Walter Mosely, with and also that the pursuit of happiness is different for everyone. My definition of my pursuit of happiness is, to make a difference in this world and accomplish all of my goals through hard work and no short cuts. I want to live my dreams and stay loyal and work hard every day, until I…

accurate depictions of psychological issues in today’s society. “The Pursuit of Happyness” is the epitome of Hollywood movies containing the realistic psychological struggles that end with “too good to be true” outcomes. Although it fails to qualify as high quality, psychology film, it is still a significant movie based on the true story of an African American man, Chris Gardner, living in San Francisco in the 80s. “The Pursuit of Happyness” looks at the ups and downs…

However, what makes this story different is setting the almost impossible goals and the pleasure of achieving them. Showing that ethics, values, leadership and satisfaction still matters in the world of corruption and lies. Almost anybody in his shoes would probably given up after the first rejection, but Chris Gardner is self motivated and keeps trying until he achieve his goals. This is very rare, but important human resource skill. We notice that Chris Gardner is never shown applying for…

Masculinity in The Pursuit of Happyness The Pursuit of Happyness, produced by Columbia Pictures, is a movie based on a true story of an African-American man named Chris Gardner, a multi-millionaire investor and a motivational speaker. Gardner is not only a persistent, hard-working, assertive and confident man, but also a responsible father, who played both roles as a single parent. Thus, he is a clear example to prove that the negative perspectives about African-American men are wrong. As people…