How does the movie “the pursuit of happiness” link to the American dream?
First, it’s “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The misspelling of the title is intentional. The American Dream is the concept that anyone–not just the privileged or elite–is capable of making his or her own success and achieving greatness according to his or her potential. It is usually correlated with hard work and tenacity, and it is not affected by one’s social standing or wealth, or the lack thereof. In the movie, the protagonist, against all odds, follows a dream of becoming a stock broker, despite the seeming impossibility of such a goal. At the end of the movie, having made many sacrifices to pursue the dream, despite homelessness and deprivation, he earns a spot in a prestigious stock brokerage firm and the respect of his peers. He has made his own American Dream come true.
