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In the heartwarming movie We Bought a Zoo, directed by Cameron Crowe, Rosie Mee takes life with a smile even though they're many challenges. In the beginning of the story we get a glimpse of how Benjamin Mee is as a dad. And, it’s not that good! In fact, when Benjamin asks Rosie if he is doing anything right, Rosie replies, “You’re handsomer than the other dads. Lots of them don’t have hair, so that’s good” (Crowe x:xx). This demonstrates that Rosie thinks her dad is not doing anything right but, remains optimistic and says what he is doing right not what he is wrong. Furthermore, another challenge Rosie had to face is coping with her mom’s recent death. Unlike Rosie's brother Dylan, Rosie expresses her feelings openly like the scene in the

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