The Pursuit of Happyness: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?"''|'''Christopher Gardner''', ''The Pursuit of Happyness''}}

 

 

Gardner invests the family savings in a new type of bone density scanner which is more expensive but with clearer imaging. This investment ultimately causes troubles between himself and his wife, causing her to leave him with their young son, Christopher (played by Smith's real life son, Jaden). Gardner then gets a 6-month, unpaid internship at Dean Witter, a brokerage firm.

 

[[Earn Your Happy Ending|Because of his excellent work]], [[Unlocking the Talent|he is offered a job]] [[Happily Ever After|as a broker]].

 

* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: From Christopher Gardner's autobiography of the same name, which encompasses a larger swathe of his life.

* [[Real Life Relative]]: [[Will Smith]] plays Chris Gardner Sr. and Jaden Smith plays his son.

* [[San Francisco]]

* [[Taking the Kids]]: Christopher's wife, Linda, tries to do this, though eventually she agrees not to.

* [[Train Escape]]