We Bought a Zoo is a film about a family who needs a fresh start to help them grieve over the recent loss of their mother and wife. In their own way, the father Benjamin, the son Dylan, the daughter Rosie each struggle to move on and readjust into this new shift to their family dynamic. Benjamin is an adventure seeker and a dreamer. Through a series of events, he decides to pack up his family, move out of the city and move into a run-down house on zoo property. Needing financial support and renovations in order to reopen, Benjamin, his children and the zoo staff begin to go hard at work to flip this zoo and have it ready for reopening day. With the help of new friends who manifest into family, reminiscing on the life of the mother, and supporting
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The textbook defines division of labor on page 115 as “the social process of determining who does what work and for what reward.” This concept is prevalent in the film during the scene where Benjamin and his children are first meeting the zoo’s staff. In this scene, they introduce themselves and share their specific job they have on zoo property. “Kelly is the head zoo keeper, Robin is the craftsman, Ferris is the visionary, Rhonda works in the office, and Lilly is twelve, paid under the table, and helps out with the animals. The roles of Benjamin and his children fall into place once they move in and begin helping out around the zoo. Another term that goes along with division of labor is the concept of “life chances” which is defined in the textbook on page 116 as, “the practical opportunity to achieve desired material conditions and personal experiences.” I believe this concept was shown throughout the movie. Despite the fact that Benjamin had no prior zoo keeping experience before buying the land, he still had the money and resources to do so in the first place. Life chances is all about having the opportunity and access to achieving one’s needs and wants. Despite facing many obstacles along the way, like facing financial hardship, storms, a death of an animal, etc., Benjamin and his zoo keeping crew were able to achieve their desired outcomes of reopening the
The textbook defines division of labor on page 115 as “the social process of determining who does what work and for what reward.” This concept is prevalent in the film during the scene where Benjamin and his children are first meeting the zoo’s staff. In this scene, they introduce themselves and share their specific job they have on zoo property. “Kelly is the head zoo keeper, Robin is the craftsman, Ferris is the visionary, Rhonda works in the office, and Lilly is twelve, paid under the table, and helps out with the animals. The roles of Benjamin and his children fall into place once they move in and begin helping out around the zoo. Another term that goes along with division of labor is the concept of “life chances” which is defined in the textbook on page 116 as, “the practical opportunity to achieve desired material conditions and personal experiences.” I believe this concept was shown throughout the movie. Despite the fact that Benjamin had no prior zoo keeping experience before buying the land, he still had the money and resources to do so in the first place. Life chances is all about having the opportunity and access to achieving one’s needs and wants. Despite facing many obstacles along the way, like facing financial hardship, storms, a death of an animal, etc., Benjamin and his zoo keeping crew were able to achieve their desired outcomes of reopening the