The Pursuit Of Happyness Analysis
America the Beautiful
Since the birth of America in 1776, the driving force and the heart of America has always been the “American Dream.” To most people, The American Dream means having a cheerful, happy and successful life. According to the Declaration of Independence, founders established America with the idea that its citizens would be guaranteed life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Today, we are able to pursue happiness. Nevertheless, the quality of life in America has certainty had an impact on families. There are around 45 million people who fit poverty guidelines today. The average salary per person is 26,695 dollars (“TheBudget”). However, the life changing stories of people starting from the bottom first then achieving greatness is common in today’s society. …show more content…
The Pursuit of Happyness, based on a true story, is about a middle aged man who has invested into a device known as the Bone Density Scanner that does not make money for him. Will Smith, plays Chris Gardner, who is struggling to build a future for himself and his son. This movie portrays the American Dream by showing that hard work is key to success. “The important thing about that freedom train, is it's got to climb mountains. We all have to climb mountains, you know. Mountains that go way up high, and mountains that go deep and low” (Pursuit Of Happyness). One needs to fail before they can succeed. A person must climb all the way up and fall, then get back up and try again. Even when a person or business man turns down an offer on selling the Bone Density Scanner, Gardner always knows there are brighter days in the future. At the end of the film, Gardner achieves his goals and secured a stable job and went on to become a multi-millionaire stockbroker. With all the frustration Gardner has in his life, his hard work gets him to the American Dream. In addition to working hard, another key factor to achieving the American Dream is
Since the birth of America in 1776, the driving force and the heart of America has always been the “American Dream.” To most people, The American Dream means having a cheerful, happy and successful life. According to the Declaration of Independence, founders established America with the idea that its citizens would be guaranteed life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Today, we are able to pursue happiness. Nevertheless, the quality of life in America has certainty had an impact on families. There are around 45 million people who fit poverty guidelines today. The average salary per person is 26,695 dollars (“TheBudget”). However, the life changing stories of people starting from the bottom first then achieving greatness is common in today’s society. …show more content…
The Pursuit of Happyness, based on a true story, is about a middle aged man who has invested into a device known as the Bone Density Scanner that does not make money for him. Will Smith, plays Chris Gardner, who is struggling to build a future for himself and his son. This movie portrays the American Dream by showing that hard work is key to success. “The important thing about that freedom train, is it's got to climb mountains. We all have to climb mountains, you know. Mountains that go way up high, and mountains that go deep and low” (Pursuit Of Happyness). One needs to fail before they can succeed. A person must climb all the way up and fall, then get back up and try again. Even when a person or business man turns down an offer on selling the Bone Density Scanner, Gardner always knows there are brighter days in the future. At the end of the film, Gardner achieves his goals and secured a stable job and went on to become a multi-millionaire stockbroker. With all the frustration Gardner has in his life, his hard work gets him to the American Dream. In addition to working hard, another key factor to achieving the American Dream is