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Reflections on the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” 投稿類別: 英文寫作類 篇名: An investigation into perceptions of happiness, based on reflections of the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” Is happiness the most important goal in our lives? 作者: 李聖恩。私立淡江高級中學。雙語一 黃玟綺。私立淡江高級中學。雙語一 指導老師: Teacher Adam Sutcliffe 0 Reflections on the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” I Prologue When we were in junior high school, our homeroom teacher recommended that we watch the Hollywood movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness”, as a way to help us develop a subjective point of view about the important life subject of happiness. We had not been instructed to think about our future lives in this way before, and certainly not about a subject like happiness in our early years as students. The homeroom teacher often discussed happiness and how it was more important than studying for a college place or getting a highly paid job, but we still had many unanswered questions about the concept of happiness. After viewing the movie, we felt strongly inspired by the way the central character showed constant perseverance and commitment to succeeding, even though he was suffering more than most people could tolerate. It raised some important questions, such as, why did Chris Gardner not give up on his dreams despite his hardship?; what motivated him?; and what is happiness? We wanted to consider and analyze these questions further to hopefully find some answers. In this thesis, we will try to answer these questions through discussion, the investigation of viewpoints from different age groups and by looking at how the movie attempts to show the true meaning of ”happiness”. II The