Pursuit of Happyness Allen Sociology
How are each of these classes portrayed in the movie?
Upper Class (Rich people)
Middle Class: (Employees at Dean Witter)
Working Class: (Landlord, Police)
Working Poor (Taxi Driver)
Underclass: (homeless guy, people on the bus)
How does Chris Gardener go from being lower middle class of underclass?
List all the places Chris and Chris Jr. live?
Why does Chris leave work early?
What is an internship?
Why does Chris show up for his interview in a tee shirt?
How is Chris different than other poor people?
Give 3 examples from the movie showing what it is like to be poor.
What is Chris’ internship about?
Why does the Dean Witter boss at the end tell Chris to wear a shirt tomorrow?
Why do you think the movie is called the Pursuit of Happyness?
Explain Chris’ situation in terms of Resources in the beginning, middle and end of
the movie. How does he use them and if he doesn’t have them explain.
Beginning
Financial:
Emotional
Mental:
Spiritual:
Physical:
Support Systems
Relationships/Role Models
Knowledge of Middle Class Rules:
Middle
End