ANALYSIS OF
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
1. The Synopsis
The pursuit of
happyness is a biography film which was made at 2006 in San Francisco,
California. This film tells about Chris Gardner’s life. He is a salesman who
becomes a rich stockbroker. It is directed by Gabriele Muccino. The scenario is
written by Steve Conrad.
The story of
this film “The pursuit of happyness” began at 1981 in San Francisco,
California. Linda is Chris Gardner’s wife. They live in a small apartment with
their son, Christopher. He is five years old. Chris is a salesman who spends
all family savings to buy franchise to sell a portable Bone Density Scanner.
This scanner is able to produce a picture better than X-ray, but according to
the doctors whom Chris has met, the price is too expensive. Linda is a worker
in a laundry. The Chris family begins broken home when they cannot pay the
house rental and the claims that accumulate. The condition of Chris family
becomes worse and worse moreover when he often parks his car everywhere. Chris
cannot pay the traffic ticket letter, so his car is taken. Knowing about that
problem, Linda leaves Chris and goes to New York City. At first, she wants to
bring Christopher but Chris doesn’t
permit her.
Chris lives with
his son, Christopher. One day, Chris meets someone who drives a red Ferrari.
Chris asks him about his job so he can buy a luxurious car. That man answers
that he is a stockbroker. Since that time, Chris decides to work as a Stock
broker.
Chris receives
the volunteer order without payment in a stock firm “Dean Witter Reynolds.” He
promises that there is a job for the best participant. From this event, Chris
begins decreasing his money. At last, he must go out from the house rental. He
becomes homeless. Chris and his son sleep in the public places. He decides to
stay in Glide Memorial Church. Because of the limited places, they must be queue
to get the room. They sometimes succeed and sometimes fail, so they sleep
outside. From his destitution and homeless, it encourages Chris to do his job
harder and harder and he gets a job in Dean Witter Reynolds.
In the last
story, Chris succeeds to become the best participant, and he becomes an
employer there. Some years later, he makes a stock firm, it’s a Gardner Rich.
In 2006, he sold a piece of his stock, and he is successful to get million dollars
from selling the stock.
2. The Cast of the Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith : Chris Gardner
Jaden Smith : Christopher
Thandie Newton : Linda
Brian Howe : Jay Twistle
James Karen : Martin Frohm
Dan Catellaneta : Alan Frakesh
Kurt Fuller : Walter Ribbon
Takayo Fischer : Mrs. Chu
3.
The Plot of the Pursuit of Happyness
a.
Exposition
The pursuit of
happyness is a biography film which was made at 2006 in San Francisco,
California. This film tells about Chris Gardner’s life. He is a salesman. He is
homeless. He has a wife, her name is Linda. She is a worker in a laundry. They
live in a small apartment with their son, Christopher. He is five years old.
Chris is a salesman who spends all family savings to buy franchise to sell a
portable Bone Density Scanner. This scanner is able to produce a picture better
than X-ray, but according to the doctors whom Chris has met, the price is too
expensive.
b.
Complication
The Chris family
begins broken home when they cannot pay the house rental and the claims that
accumulate. The condition of Chris family becomes worse and worse moreover when
he often parks his car everywhere. Chris cannot pay the traffic ticket letter,
so his car is taken.
c.
Crisis
Linda leaves Chris
and her son, Christopher and goes to New York City. Chris lives with his son, Christopher. He
becomes homeless. Chris and his son sleep in the public places. He decides to
stay in Glide Memorial Church. He decides to be a salesman of Bone Density
Scanner by investigating his family saving to buy this machine for the stock to
be resold again to the Medical Center in San Francisco. He lives with his son. One day, Chris meets someone who drives a red
Ferrari. He is a stockbroker. Chris admires not for his luxurious car but he
wants to know how that man can get it. So Since that time, Chris decides to
work as a Stock broker.
d.
Falling Action
Chris receives the
volunteer order without payment in a stock firm “Dean Witter Reynolds.” He
promises that there is a job for the best participant. From his destitution and
homeless, it encourages Chris to do his job harder and harder and he gets a job
in Dean Witter Reynolds.
e.
Resolution
Chris succeeds to
become the best participant, and he becomes an employer there. Some years
later, he makes a stock firm, it’s a Gardner Rich. In 2006, he sold a piece of
his stock, and he is successful to get million dollars from selling the stock.
4. The Character of the Pursuit of Happyness
Chris Gardner : He is a hard worker. He also has a self-concept which
develops
when he was
childhood. He has a dream. He has a good self-
esteem so there
is a motivation from himself and from his son so
he works hard.
The last, he has a high self-efficacy. He has a big
future to do his
jobs although it is too hard to do it.
Linda : She is stubborn. She also has a high
emotion.
Christopher : He is smart. He always follows his father’s advices.
5. The Setting of the Pursuit of Happyness
The setting of the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” is
in San Francisco-California at 2006.
6. The Point of View of the Pursuit of
Happyness
The author describes the main character or a protagonist
(hero) by Chris Gardner
7. The Theme of the Pursuit of Happyness :
the hardworking to pursuit the happiness
8. The Symbol and Allegory of the Pursuit
of Happyness
Chris Gardner is a symbol of someone who works hard,
good father to get his dream
9. The Style and Tone of the Pursuit of Happyness:
flat and heart warming
10. The moral value of the Pursuit of Happyness:
§
How do we mean happiness? It is not a result of
the achievement but from the process how we get the happiness.
§
We must work hard and patiently.
§
We never know whatever someone has done when we
make our expectation.
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ReplyDeletea lot of your information is wrong- it was set in the 1980's, not 2006, your themes are actually themes, the style and tone is wrong, not to mention not even a proper style and tone, and the symbol is incorrect.
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ReplyDeleteThis is so shit. Grammar mistakes, spelling mistakes, shit synopsis who tf wrote this a 9 year old?
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