The Braddock Family In Cinderella Man

The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1941 and juxtaposed some of the best and worst aspects of the human experience. On one hand, the Great Depression destroyed lives; as a result of the Great Depression, millions of people lost their jobs, their homes, and their ways of life. On the other hand, the Great Depression forced people to work together in order to survive; according to Doris Lindberg, “People helped each other.” Additionally, the Great Depression fostered a hardworking, thrifty, and tenacious character among those who survived it. Doris Lindberg is one of the survivors.

He had a dream, and he fulfilled his dream, even if it meant he died in the process. Not only did this impact the people he met, but he was a genuine guy, and pleasant to be around, the complete opposite of what you’d expect from a homeless hitchhiker. Not only did his personality and morals impact the surrounding lives, but the fact that nobody knows his background or where he came from made people

His good actions, like donations to schools, were often looked up at. So, with his views on making this society like how it used to be, had a toll on wealthy men. Of course, there were men who must have disagreed and disliked the idea of spending their wealth to the needy. However, it was those who took his perspective into consideration and actually followed his opinion that made a difference. This helped the U.S. drastically.

Those who put their money into stocks lost almost everything, including the Braddock family. In the movie Cinderella Man, James Braddock and his family show the struggle of life during the great depression. James, with no work available, struggled to win fights in boxing, in order to put food on the table for his family. Overall, Cinderella Man depicted many of the different aspects of the depression, and can provide a good explanation of what it was like for many families during that time.

James J. Braddock, who is the main character in Cinderella Man, knows the struggle of the Great Depression, and how he did not take any chance for granted. A similar film, Rocky, which shows Rocky Balboa as an underperforming boxer, who gets his one shot at fame and does not squander it. The purpose of these two films were to show social class disparity. Through hard work and a bit of fortune, anyone can make it in the United States, as portrayed in these films. The use of lighting, camera angles, and sounds allowed for the accurate portrayal of these events.

He pointed out Mr. Cathey consistent bombardments of challenges and how he handle each situation. Every good point in his life such as becoming a father was met with a bad point in which he couldn’t go to school because he became a father. The author allowed us to feel happy for the situations that seemed any reasonable person would feel good about and upset about the unforeseen variables that tend to find Mr. Cathey. The author makes sure you feel the joy and pain of a young man who could have made it to a higher level but came up short because of his bad decision

Bockaire’s family came from nothing so they fully understood how bad it could be and were grateful for everything they did

The movie accurately depicted the story of James J. Braddock, a successful boxer, before the Depression. The inaccuracies in the movie were overlooked with how accurate the other parts of the movie were. The actors and actresses of the movie played their parts perfectly, especially Russell Crowe. Crowe played his part as James so well that one could almost think he was the real James J. Braddock. Cinderella man is a powerful and moving story about a poor, local man having the courage to keep boxing and eventually becoming the heavyweight champion of the

This lets him know that he can do it, especially since they are making it which is shown in the following quote. An significant aspect of this story is when Mabry writes “Somewhere in the midst of all the misery, my family has built, within me ‘a proud feeling. ’As I travel between the two worlds it becomes harder to remember just how proud I should be- not just because of where I have come from and where I am going, but because of where they are going. ”(101) The author Mabry uses this quote to show how self reliance due to him not focusing on the negativity in his life instead he uses it as amo to push forward and make a better life for himself

It’s one of the main key issues addressed in this memoir. The Walls family were very poor and sometimes ‘stable’ in the basic needs of life. Unfortunately, Walls children had to grow and suffer in a wretched and miserable home, enduring poverty and hunger. Jeannette and her family always make do with the situation they are in, from sleeping in their car to overdrawing their accounts at the bank by having Mary and Rex (Jeannette’s parents) withdraw money simultaneously. And Jeannette and her siblings always picked their lunches from the cafeteria trash at school.

The impoverished conditions in which the residents of this community live are difficult based on the surrounding violence and discrimination they face. Tre, Ricky’s best friend, is able to survive the surrounding violence and discrimination through his father’s sensational leadership; he therefore knows what to do in situations he faces among his friends. However, his friends are not so lucky. For example, Dough doesn’t have great leadership or a father figure, but is raised by a single mother who is determined to get her children to succeed; nevertheless, her main focus is Ricky because he has the most potential; he is an

When Braddock had to fight with a broken hand, that really happened in real life and he did lose the fight. Joe Gould, Braddock’s manager, sold all of his belongings so that he could pay for Braddock to train for boxing. This event happened in both the movie and in real life. It has been said that Gould was like family to Braddock. Another factual aspect of the movie was when there were long lines stretching out of the building, of people waiting for relief money.

Throughout the book, money was the largest issue that affected the family and their living. The external conflict caused the family to always be in debt. Debt caused the family to move around a lot in order to be in search of other opportunities. Without debt, the family would be relived and well nourished with food and a healthy environment all the time. The family would not only become healthier physically but also mentally.

It was harder for the Young family to do simple things, but they overcome their obstacles and stayed true to themselves throughout the

In 1928, James J. Braddock is a boxer, a husband and father of three children. He is at the height of a successful career as a boxer when the Great Depression starts in 1929. He tries to get shifts on the dock to make money to pay bills, but he doesn’t always get picked because there are so many men looking for work. He takes a fight, even though his wrist is injured, because he is desperate to provide a home and food for his family. He is embarrassed in the ring and booed by the fans The boxing commissioners wouldn 't give him any more fights because they didn’t want to lose money.