Values

In this text I will reflect on different values and what they mean to people.

The film I have chosen as my main focus, is “Pursuit of happyness”.

Values is a term with many different meanings, depending on who you are and what you believe in. Values can differ between countries, social groups, individual people and so on. Most countries have some main values or principles that are important to the people living there. The USA for instance is known for some of their values such as faith, freedom and justice. Some people surround themselves with people who has got some of the same values as they do. Values shape who you are. Your values are shaped by the culture you live in, your local society, family, friends and more. Some families have different values than others. Values can also be connected to religion. Different religions may have different values. Even though values can differ quite a lot from family to family, from person to person or from country to country there are also so many in common all around the world. An example can be family. Family is something that most people see as something important.

In the film “Pursuit of Happyness”, many of the American values are presented. We witness a perfect example of the American dream. In the film, we meet Chris Gardner who is a hardworking husband, salesman and dad. Life is a bit hard at times for the little family. Chris is doing his very best to sell his products, but there is not a lot of interest. After a while his wife leaves both him and Christopher behind to go to New York. When she leaves, Chris has to work twice as hard with only one income. He has to pay rent, care for his son and the bills are piling up. The values that are important to him are very present in his actions. We can therefore say that the most important values of in this film are family, hard work and friendliness. At the end of the film, Chris gets a job at a big firm and everything ends well. This is also a perfect example of the American Dream.

Values are important in my opinion, because they may help you through difficult situations in life. They can also gather people together.

To conclude, values are something fundamental about life, like unwritten rules you keep to yourself or choose to share with others.