The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happiness
“A man can be destroyed but never defeated.” – Ernest Hemingway
We can consider the quote from Ernest Hemingway’s novel, “The Old Man and the Sea”, an equivalent of the film’s title, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, because up until the point you find happiness you have to pass through moments that bring you close to despair.
Chris is initially shown as a salesman of new bone scanner machines which are far more expensive than the X-ray machines that are used nowadays and therefore none of the hospitals show any kind of interest in investing money in the new product. Due to financial issues his wife Linda decides to leave him and his son. Following her departure Chris is confronted with greater problems as he is forced to leave his residence due to non-payment of rent and his remaining money in the bank account is deducted in the form of government taxes. Homeless and penniless he is coaxed to take refuge in a bathroom of a railway station with his son and from there onwards he has to shift places every day and reach there on time in order to find a place to sleep with his son, mostly at places which have been made by the government for shelter less people.
As said in the quote, Chris was destroyed, pulled down to the ground by life but he didn’t give up. He fought for his child, for them to have a normal life. He tried his best and succedeed, he found their well deserved happiness.
The pursuit of happiness, in it’s general meaning, is a critical road, sprinkled with obstacles and lots of problems but eventhough sometimes you feel like you can’t take it anymore, you have to go on because never should give up on your dreams. If you aren’t afraid of achieving them, they aren’t big enough. Don’t be afraid to fall down, you’ll always get up, bigger and better. Those who work hard for what they want, can never be defeated and I think this is the meaning behind the film. The meaning that is best explained in that quote from Hemingway.
“Don’t
“A man can be destroyed but never defeated.” – Ernest Hemingway
We can consider the quote from Ernest Hemingway’s novel, “The Old Man and the Sea”, an equivalent of the film’s title, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, because up until the point you find happiness you have to pass through moments that bring you close to despair.
Chris is initially shown as a salesman of new bone scanner machines which are far more expensive than the X-ray machines that are used nowadays and therefore none of the hospitals show any kind of interest in investing money in the new product. Due to financial issues his wife Linda decides to leave him and his son. Following her departure Chris is confronted with greater problems as he is forced to leave his residence due to non-payment of rent and his remaining money in the bank account is deducted in the form of government taxes. Homeless and penniless he is coaxed to take refuge in a bathroom of a railway station with his son and from there onwards he has to shift places every day and reach there on time in order to find a place to sleep with his son, mostly at places which have been made by the government for shelter less people.
As said in the quote, Chris was destroyed, pulled down to the ground by life but he didn’t give up. He fought for his child, for them to have a normal life. He tried his best and succedeed, he found their well deserved happiness.
The pursuit of happiness, in it’s general meaning, is a critical road, sprinkled with obstacles and lots of problems but eventhough sometimes you feel like you can’t take it anymore, you have to go on because never should give up on your dreams. If you aren’t afraid of achieving them, they aren’t big enough. Don’t be afraid to fall down, you’ll always get up, bigger and better. Those who work hard for what they want, can never be defeated and I think this is the meaning behind the film. The meaning that is best explained in that quote from Hemingway.
“Don’t