cultural universals | pleasantville

character: bill johnson

bill johnson is the owner of the soda shop who at the beginning of the movie is incapable of doing things out of routine and slowly becomes an indpendent person who is passionate about art.

how does this character interact with culture universals?

some common cultural universals in pleasantville are morality and family which, although they come in different forms, are still universal. another one is the pursuit of happiness (which again, comes in different forms) which bill johnson is mainly affected by. painting is important in his life and he makes it clear ("i don't know what i would do if i couldn't paint) and he represents going through a struggle in order to do what he loves.