The Pursuit of

Happiness
Fajardo, Marcus Brian A.
Ducusin, Baron V.
 Setting
• The Setting of the movie was in San Francisco wherein Chris Gardner
invest in bone density scanners.
 Conflict
• Chris Gardner experienced the damage of bankruptcy followed by leaving
of her wife, other than this he invest all of the saving that they have in the
Bone density scanner that is considered expensive by the medical expert
by that time , This make his life upside down because he is not able to sell
those scanner and his bills in catching up in his monthly expenses such as
rent and daycare.
 Rising Action
• Losing the bone density scanner twice
> after he took back the scanner from the hippsie , he immediately sell the scanner so that he can pay his bill and buy some
food enough for a month
• Paying Tax
> he thought that the money is safe an enough for them to survive for a month , but what happen was the bank credited his
taxes and took his money leaving him only $26.50
• Founding the second bone density scanner
> after being broke homeless person, he found his lost density scanner that he lose when he is being chased by the cab driver
. He immediately sell the density scanner to the doctor but the scanner won’t work but because of his determination to sell the
scanner he repair the scanner without the help of anyone
 Changes
• In the beginning Chris Gardner is eager to sell the bone density scanner,
also we can see the struggles that he have in the beginning, but in the end
he became a stock broker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm
Gardner Rich & Co in 1987.
 Climax
• The climax happens after he found out that firm is an internship program
that has a duration of 6 months without salary and he needs to work and
compete with 20 other individual that aiming to be a financial broker.
After founding out this facts about the firm , his wife leaves him and his
dues continue to catch up.
 Conclusion
• Gardner develops a number of ways to make phone sales calls more
efficiently, including reaching out to potential high-value customers,
defying protocol. Gardner also studies for and aces the stockbroker license
exam, securing his future career as a professional stockbroker. He have a
stockbroker firm by himself.
Seven Life Lessons from “The Pursuit of Happyness” Movie
Chris Gardner.

 Courage
 Perseverance
 Faith
Chris Gardner

HOMELESS
AND
SALESMAN
“Brokerage firm”
What is brokerage firm ?
-- are financial institutions that help you buy and sell
securities.

 Telephone
 Internet
 smartphone.
Chris Gardner (Brokerage firm)

During the early

1980s, Gardner struggled with
homelessness while raising a
toddler son. He became a
stock broker and eventually founded
his own brokerage firm 
1. Raising a child on your own is very difficult.

Almost at the beginning of the

movie, his wife leaves him and
his son, so he needs to deal
with working and caring for his
son. He loves his son, and
everything Chris does is for him.
2. Being poor did not stop him from being what he wanted.

“He believed that success

depended only on his efforts,
not fate or luck. He has a
dream, he keeps it, and goes
after it.”
3. The relationship between father and son.

“Chris and his son are friends and love each other.” 
4. Life will sometimes be tough.

If you are rich, maybe you

will never taste of
necessity. But for most of
us, at one point life was or
is tough
5. When things get dark, relax.

That shows that even though

you do not know what will
happen, you deserve a break
and to treat yourself to
something nice. After all your
hard work and patience, you
deserve it.
6. We receive what we want after doing
everything we can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-7mHT9edg
7. You can’t let people discourage you from your
dreams just because they have been unsuccessful
themselves.

https://youtu.be/MEGSiX0JA-s