Work Leisure Relationship Assignment
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Work Leisure Relationship Assignment
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Surname 1Lefebvre’s view of the work-leisure relationshipThe movie “Revolutionary Road” as developed has significantly evolved to highlight thevarious valleys and mountains that the today’s life is all about. At the start of the movie, amarried couple whose life is ahead of them is introduced, and they are required to decide oncritical matters. Lefebvre proposed that leisure time is the time spent away from work. The mostimportant question is whether there exists any considerable relationship between leisure andwork. The present work seeks to investigate whether such relationships do exist and what formsan obstacle towards reaching the most regarded life status. Therefore, one can agree withLefebvre statement that “We work to earn our leisure, and leisure has only one meaning: to getaway from work. A vicious circle”. The statement “We work to earn our leisure, and leisure has only one meaning: to getaway from work. A vicious circle” true as brought out in the movie. The two seem to be blindedby love and have so much to ponder and achieve in their newly formed relationship. It is evidentthat the couples are driven by some hunger for something not understanding their middle agelife. The couple wished to fulfill their fantasies little did they know their love was driven byyearnings. Lefebvre particular considers an individual’s life is a totality of what happensthroughout time. Though much is anticipated, one can start to think or imagine that, the coupleseem to be losing track and ought to meet what they have been preparing for all their life. In theintroduction, it can be noted thatFranksecures an executive job where he works as a salespersonbut April (a housewife and jobless) views her husband’s job as meaningless - and working as anoffice machine. She jokes by saying that her husband may later become one of the officemachines if he is not one. The question that arises is whether April and her husband are confusedor don’t know how to handle rhetorical life situations that fall into place without knocking.
Surname 2Through analysis of the key parts of the movie, the paper seeks to provide an answer or simplyan explanation of their present actions (Ploger and Lefebvre 65).Lefebvre proposed that leisure is free time spend away from the business, education,domestic chores, and other activities. He points out that leisure and work are inseparable and lifeof any person is subject to the division of labor and in the social perception, this is reflected inleisure activities. ‘...everyday evidence always evidences the potential for transformation. Heperceived every day as a critical totality of social life. His final work persuades the theme ofeveryday life by approaching it as a time-space that could be open to rhythm analysis” (Lefebvre,65). With diverse life dimensions, it is important not to consider one’s life as one junk of athing. The movie depicts April as one who is after personal interests and has fewerconsiderations into their current life with two kids and responsibilities to meet. Hence, a clearindication that the statement “we work to earn our leisure, and leisure has only one meaning: toget away from work. A vicious circle” is true.The essay is interested in investigating the relation between leisure and work as portrayedin the movie “Revolutionary Road” and also as depicted in Lefebvre essays. Kate Winslet, amother of two, suggests to her husband to quit job not bearing in mind they now haveresponsibilities to meet as parents. The recklessness of the couple is shown by the fact that theyboth got together through pregnancy and seemed to take their children as a car that you can’tthink of if you are not driving it. Lefebvre rhythm analysis implies that the newlywed has theirlife happening in cyclically. This states by Lefebvre “we work to earn our leisure, and leisure hasonly one meaning: to get away from work. A vicious circle” credibility and validity("Revolutionary Road (2008) Movie - Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald"19:25).
Surname 3A rhetorical question that would arise is where the two are headed? One can see by thelook of things;the two are headed to life dilemma. The movie reveals by coincidence that, thetime Frank secures job promotion and a pay rise is the same time April is persistent about theirmove to Paris. As put forward by Lefebvre, the couple fails to confront the twists that seem tobefall them and are headed to a big loss. It is frustrating for their son to come from a mentalhospital just to meet the ugly insights at the Wheelers (McGuire, Vio and O'leary 251-257)(Zuzanek and Mannell 31-57). Dicaprio and Winslet predicted the romance heading in “Titanic” – this simply impliesjust like the most regard ship did perish, the lives of the couple seem to be headed the samedirection. At one point the movie portrays the couple with their children as living in Connecticutsuburbs and being viewed as role models in the region, however, this seems to take a differentdirection due to April’s selfishness. The couple seems to be in love with the world ofentertainment and is moved by the photo of Beatnik listening to a record of modern jazz that wassaid to be cool. They seem to value leisure more than the ideal life and are too extravagant onluxuries (Townsend 442-456).April is portrayed as a villain. She thinks her man is busy doing a useless job which sherelated that of his father. The movie portrays our daily lives as composed of rhythms, andunderstanding this, is an inherent factor of everyday life. The rhythm is circular and inevitable onthe road of one’s revolution (Zuzanek and Mannell 31-57). At some point, Frank is brought outas having a love affair with a secretary (workmate). The theme of betrayal is well depicted whenhe spends a night with his workmate. This demonstrates immorality and bad use of leisure time.He does seem to understand himself and also betrays his wife April. Several immoral practicesare therefore witnessed as both partners indulge in dancing and drinking in the cities. In the
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