The pursuit of Happiness and The Glass castle

In both cases, the lives of the characters are sad and unfortunate. But there is a huge difference. First of all, the pursuit of happiness is a movie and is fictional, therefore none of htis is actually happening. While Jeannettes story is true. But im going to ignore that fact and talk about the difference between the two fathers. Chris Gardner, the father in pursuit of happiness, is literally in the pursuit of happiness. He loves his son and his family and shows it heavily. He tries and tries devastatingly to sell his product and make a living for his wife and son. The unfortunate thing is he cannot for the life of him sell the product. In a couple occasions, he tries to get a job as a stock broker and fails. When he finally lands the job after whooing the boss with his cube toy, he finally realizes its only an internship, and you don't even get paid. He is devastated and his life leaves him. But he continues to try and continues his hustle.

Rex on the other hand, seemed to love his children like Chris did, but there was no effort. First off, Chris wasn't an alcoholic, Rex was. Rex disappeared on very many occasions and would come back drunk, angry, and seeking his wife. In some cases, he was even abusive. He lied, cheated and stole, and when i say cheated, i meant on his wife. Although Chris couldn't find a job, it was a different situation. Rex had many jobs that could have been good money, such as being an electrician in a mine. But he would quit, or get in fights with the bosses and get fired. He couldn't keep a job and its because he didn't want to.. Unlike Chris, who would have killed for a permanent job like that.