Reclaiming Fatherhood through Economic Security in Black America: The Pursuit of Happyness, a Film Adaptation by Gabriele Muccino

KONATÉ Siendou

Numéro 3 – Décembre 2011 (2011) Page(s) 1 - 12 ISSN 2076-6130

The Black family in America has almost always been deemed matriarchal because of absentee fathers. And yet, fatherhood in the US for Blacks has a long story that harks back to slavery and its contemporary ramifications that precludes opportunities for African American males. Chris Gardner, a father of one whose wife deserted him, attempts to reverse the table of beliefs about Black fathers. He sets out to achieve economic success as per the US constitution which enshrines the pursuit of happiness as an inalienable right.

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KONATÉ Siendou. « Reclaiming Fatherhood through Economic Security in Black America: The Pursuit of Happyness, a Film Adaptation by Gabriele Muccino ». Revue Ivoirienne de Langues Étrangères, Numéro 3, 2011, p. 1. ISSN 2076-6130.