Topic > The Pursuit of Happyness: Movie Review: The Pursuit of Happyness...

Breaking a popular custom is not punishable by law, but it causes reactions in society. There are some folk customs that are shown in the story. One of the popular costumes is depicted in the interview scene. The first is that it is customary to wear business clothes to an interview, such as a shirt and tie. Chris enters in his paint-covered uniform, in a casual outfit. This causes interviewers to be tired of him and worried about how he will behave. One of the interviewers even asks Chris what he would think if he saw someone dressed so casually get the job compared to others dressed professionally. Interviewers realize that showing up to an interview for a prestigious job dressed as what they call a street cleaner is not really socially acceptable. Their shocked reactions prove it. Mrs. Chang, the owner of the daycare center where Chris's son attends school, exemplifies a working-class way of life. The company believes that students should start education at a young age through nurseries and preschools, in these settings they want their children to be actively involved in education away from televisions. Mrs. Chang challenges this popular custom by allowing children to watch Bonanza and Love Boat. Chris, like many other parents, would be shocked and angry about this because society believes this is not right. Observing the reactions of societies to events that occur