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Unit9WhatIsHappiness

Unit9WhatIsHappiness

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

I.Audiovisualsupplement

Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhathappenedtoChris?

2.Doyouhavetheexperiencethatyoustruggledsohardtoachievesomething,andatlastyoumadeit?

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AnswerstotheQuestions:

1.ItwasthelastdayofChris’internshipataprestigiousstockbrokeragefirm.Atlasthegotthejobasabroker.Thiscouldchangehislife.Soaftermeetingthemanagers,Chrisgothishappiness.

2.Open.

Script:

Chris:

Mr.Frohm,goodtoseeyou.

Mr.Frohm:

Niceshirt.

Chris:

Thankyou,sir.

Jay:

Chris.

Chris:

Hey,Jay.

Mr.Frohm:

Chris,sitdown,please.

Chris:

IthoughtI’dwearashirttoday.Youknow,beingthelastdayandall.

Mr.Frohm:

Well,thankyou.Thankyou.Weappreciatethat.But...wearonetomorrowthough,okay?

Becausetomorrow’sgoingtobeyourfirstday.Ifyou’dliketoworkhereasabroker.Wouldyoulikethat,Chris?

Chris:

Yes,sir.

Mr.Frohm:

Good.Wecouldn’tbehappier.Sowelcome.Wasitaseasyasitlooked?

Chris:

No,sir.No,sir,itwasn’t.

Mr.Frohm:

Goodluck,Chris.

Chris:

Thankyou.Thankyou.

Mr.Frohm:

Oh,Chris.Ialmostforgot.

Chris:

Thankyou.

Voiceover:

Thispartofmylife...thislittlepart...iscalled“Happiness.”

II.Culturalinformation

1.Quote

Happinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoney;itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeeffort.

—FranklinRoosevelt

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2.ThePursuitofHappiness

ThePursuitofHappinessisa2006AmericanbiographicalfilmdirectedbyGabrieleMuccinoabouttheon-and-off-homelesssalesman-turnedstockbrokerChrisGardner.ThescreenplaybyStevenConradisbasedonthebest-sellingmemoirofthesamenamewrittenbyChrisGardnerwithQuincyTroupe.ThefilmwasreleasedonDecember15,2006,byColumbiaPictures.

ChrisGardnerisabrightandtalented,butmarginallyemployedsalesman.Strugglingtomakeendsmeet,Gardnerfindshimselfandhisfive-year-oldsonevictedfromtheirSanFranciscoapartmentwithnowheretogo.WhenGardnerlandsaninternshipataprestigiousstockbrokeragefirm,heandhissonenduremanyhardships,includinglivinginshelters,inpursuitofhisdreamofabetterlifeforthetwoofthem.

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SectionTwoGlobalReading

ITextanalysis

1.What’stheauthor’sanswertothequestion“Whatishappiness”?

Accordingtotheauthor,happinessliesintheideaofbecoming,inthemeaningfulpursuitofwhatislife-engagingandlife-revealing.

2.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwriting?

Toattemptadefinitionofhappinessbysettingsomeextremestotheideaandthenworkingintowardthemiddle.

IIStructuralanalysis

Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.

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Mainidea

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Theauthorpointsoutthatwhenwearenotsurewhathappinessis,wetendtobemisledbytheideathatwecanbuyourwaytoit.

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Theauthoroffersanumberofexamplestoshowhowthismisconceptionofhappinessgivesrisetothe“happiness-market”inahighlycommercializedsociety（theUnitedStates）.

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TheauthorsuggestsstrikingabalancebetweenwhatThoreaucalledthelowlevelsandthehighlevels.

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Theauthorgiveshisunderstandingofhappiness,inthelightoftheFoundingFathers’beliefthatitis“intheideaofbecoming”.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

TextI

WhatIsHappiness?

JohnCiardi

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1TherighttopursuehappinessisissuedtoAmericanswiththeirbirthcertificates,butnooneseemsquitesurewhichwayitruns.Itmaybeweareissuedahuntinglicensebutofferednogame.1JonathanSwiftseemedtothinksowhenheattackedtheideaofhappinessas“thepossessionofbeingwell-deceived,”thefelicityofbeing“afoolamongknaves.”ForSwiftsawsocietyasVanityFair,thelandoffalsegoals.

2Itis,ofcourse,un-Americantothinkintermsoffoolsandknaves.2Wedo,however,seemtobededicatedtotheideaofbuyingourwaytohappiness.WeshallallhavemadeittoHeavenwhenwepossessenough.3

3AndatthesametimetheforcesofAmericancommercialismarehugelydedicatedtomakingusdeliberatelyunhappy.Advertisingisoneofourmajorindustries,andadvertisingexistsnottosatisfydesiresbuttocreatethem—andtocreatethemfasterthananyman’sbudgetcansatisfythem.Forthatmatter,ourwholeeconomyisbasedonadedicatedinsatiability.Wearetaughtthattopossessistobehappy,andthenwearemadetowant.Weareeventolditisourdutytowant.Itwasonlyafewyearsago,tociteasingleexample,thatcardealersacrossthecountrywereflyingbannersthatread"YouAutoBuyNow."TheywerecallinguponAmericans,asanactapproachingpatriotism,tobuyatonce,withmoneytheydidnothave,automobilestheydidnotreallyneed,andwhichtheywouldberequiredtogrowtiredofbythetimethenextyear’smodelswerereleased.

4Orlookatanyofthewomen’smagazines.There,asBernardDeVotooncepointedout,advertisingbeginsaspoetryinthefrontpagesandendsaspharmacopoeiaandtherapyinthebackpages.Thepoetryofthefrontmatteristhedreamofperfectbeauty.Thisisthebabyskinthatmustbehers.These,theflawlessteeth.This,theperfumedbreathshemustexhale.This,thesixteen-year-oldfigureshemustdisplayatforty,atfifty,atsixty,andforever.

5Oncepastthevaguelyupliftingfictionandfeaturearticles,thereaderfindstheotherfaceofthedreaminthebackmatter.ThisistheharnessintowhichMothermuststrapherselfinordertodisplaythatperfectfigure.These,thechinstrapsshemustsleepin.Thisisthesalvethatrestoresall,thisisherlaxative,thesearethetabletsthatmeltawayfat,thesearethehormonesofperpetualyouth,thesearethestockingsthathidevaricoseveins.

6Obviouslynohalf-sanepersoncanbecompletelypersuaded4eitherbysuchpoetryorbysuchpharmacopoeiaandorthopedics.Yetsomeoneisobviouslytryingtobuythedreamasofferedandspendingbillionseveryyearintheattempt.Clearlythehappiness-marketisnotrunningoutofcustomers,butwhataretheytryingtobuy?

7Theidea"happiness,"tobesure,willnotsitstillforeasydefinitions:

thebestonecandoistotrytosetsomeextremestotheideaandthenworkintowardthemiddle.5Tothinkofhappinessasacquisitiveandcompetitivewilldotosetthematerialisticextreme.6Tothinkofitastheideaonesensesin,say,aholymanofIndiawilldotosetthespiritualextreme.Thatholyman’sidealofhappinessisinneedingnothingfromoutsidehimself.Inwantingnothing,helacksnothing.Hesitsimmobile,raptincontemplation,freeevenofhisownbody.7Ornearlyfreeofit.Ifdevoutadmirersbringhimfood,heeatsit;ifnot,hestarvesindifferently.Whybeconcerned?

Whatisphysicalisanillusiontohim.Contemplationishisjoyandheachievesitthroughafantasticallydemandingdiscipline,theaccomplishmentofwhichisitselfajoywithinhim.8

8But,perhapsbecauseIamWestern,Idoubtsuchcatatonichappiness,asIdoubtthedreamsofthehappiness-market.WhatiscertainisthathiswayofhappinesswouldbetorturetoalmostanyWesternman.Yettheseextremeswillstillservetoframetheareawithinwhichallofusmustfindsomesortofbalance.Thoreau—acreatureofbothEasternandWesternthought—hadhisownfirmsenseofthatbalance.Hisaimwastosaveonthelowlevelsinordertospendonthehigh.9

9PossessionforitsownsakeorincompetitionwiththerestoftheneighborhoodwouldhavebeenThoreau’sideaofthelowlevels.Theactivedisciplineofheighteningone’sperceptionofwhatisenduringinnaturewouldhavebeenhisideaofthehigh.10Whathesavedfromthelowwastimeandefforthecouldspendonthehigh.Thoreaucertainlydisapprovedofstarvation,buthewouldputintofeedinghimselfonlyasmucheffortaswouldkeephimfunctioningformoreimportantefforts.

10Happinessisnevermorethanpartial.11Therearenopurestatesofmankind.Whateverelsehappinessmaybe,itisneitherinhavingnorinbeing,butinbecoming.12WhattheFoundingFathersdeclaredforusasaninherentright,weshoulddowelltoremember,wasnothappinessbutthepursuitofhappiness.Whattheymighthaveunderlined,couldtheyhaveforeseenthehappiness-market,isthecardinalfactthathappinessisinthepursuititself,inthemeaningfulpursuitofwhatislife-engagingandlife-revealing,13whichistosay,intheideaofbecoming.Anationisnotmeasuredbywhatitpossessesorwantstopossess,butbywhatitwantstobecome.

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Questions

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays“TherighttopursuehappinessisissuedtoAmericanswiththeirbirthcertificates”?

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Heretheauthoralludestothewell-knownstatementintheDeclarationofIndependenceoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica:

“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,Liberty,andthepursuitofHappiness.”Thesentencemeansthateveryoneisbornwiththerighttopursuehappiness.

2.WhatdothequotedexpressionsfromSwiftmean?

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Bothexpressions“thepossessionofbeingwelldeceived”and“afoolamongknaves”areusedbySwifttodescribeaconceptionofhappiness,i.e.,astateofbeingdeceived.Theword“possession”heremeans“astateofbeingcompletelyundertheinfluenceofanideaoremotion”andinthisparticularexpression“thestateofbeingdeceived.”“Afoolamongknaves”referstoapersonwhoiseasilydeceivedwithoutrealizingit.

3.Whydoestheauthorsa