Everyone who works a low wage jobs, knows how hard it is to live. The movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” shows how one man’s dream to make his son’s life better, can happen. The show “ True Life” shows two young adults deal with working in a minimum wage job, while trying to take care of there families. These people show how difficult life can be for anyone who is just trying to make it by these days. Life can be hard but everyone has to get through somehow.
Even having some money can’t be enough, to pay a bill, get clothes, or even to get a simple meal to go eat. Having to take care of yourself, but to take care of your family is just amazing to do. In “True Life” Jobe and Ashley have to deal with working but having to take care of there parents who don’t work. The movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” shows a man Chris Gardner, struggling with paying his bills, and having to take care of his son Christopher Gardner. Each one of these people struggle with just trying to get through the next day.
Chris Gardner had to deal with his wife leaving him, but wanted to take care of his son Christopher even though he wasn’t working. Chris soon entered an internship with Dean whiter, where he wouldn’t get paid for all the work he would do. It was a chance for him to do better for Chris and Christopher. As he would sell bone density scanners for money, reality would sent in when the bank took his money from his savings account. Chris would go to shelters to just find a place to sleep in, but when he couldn’t, him and his son would go sleep in the subway station. The thing that hurt him most was when he had to sleep in a public restroom. For as a last resort for money he would donate blood to just have some money, to have a decent meal to just eat. As when he fells all hopes are lost, Chris went to the church as a sense of hope. All of his hard work paid of when he got the job at Dean Whiter.
Jobe and Ashley who are young teens are both struggling with paying to take bills and having to take care of there parents. Jobe is working so that child protective services are threaten to take him and his little bother away. Ashley’s father was laid off, but it is hard for him to look for jobs when no one will hire him. Jobe’s mother has always had a hard time looking for job, but is struggling to make rent. While Ashley is working to provide for her son, her father is broken down that the fact is he is forced to work for minimum wage job for five dollars an hour. Jobe is working but is just too worried about helping his mother out. They both feel like no matter what they have to help out with everything. Ashley is still working, but her father doesn’t know how they are going to pay bills next month. Jobe’s is looking for job to support his mother, while his mom goes to school to get a better job.
Minimum wage jobs can break a person mentally and physically to the point where you can be lost in the world. Chris Gardner said “If you have a dream protect it, if you want something go get it period. “ Chris shows how you can make it in the world even in though your in the lowest point of your life. Jobe and Ashley show how it’s hard for teens to work and support there families. Low wage jobs can be bad for a person but if you don’t have ant choice you have to work. Everyone struggle these days but we all have to get through it no matter what happens.
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