Cinderella Man Research Paper

The Cinderella Man Before the Great Depression had started, and when Twenties were still roaring on, James J. Braddock a.k.a. Cinderella Man , a pro-boxer and the father of three children, was winning fights and earning money. All that changed when he lost some of his fights, injured his hand, and worse of all is when America headed into the Great Depression. After losing all his money from stocks and paying housing fees, his main focus was to provide and do anything for the people he loved most, his family. Depicted in the movie Cinderella Man, as Braddock got his opportunity to box again and contend for the championship once more, he became an inspiration to many Americans because of the struggles he endured and the relatability of the situations Americans were in the Great Depression. James J. Braddock is an inspiration to Depression Era Americans because of his determination, courage, and devotion to his family. As the Roaring …show more content…
Four years after the depression hit, with little to almost no food, Rosie asks if she could eat more. Braddock replies with a dream he had of a great steak he had and gives him his share of his meal. Braddock’s action conveys that he will always think of his kids first. When Braddock finds out that his son Jay stole a sausage, he tells him to never steal and in return he would never Jay and the other kids away. A year later, Mae sends the children off to their relatives because of electricity being lost and Howie’s sickness, breaking Braddock's promise to Jay. Braddock leaves for the FERA and even begs for money at where he use to work at, to get electricity and his children back into their apartment. Braddock's devotion to his family makes him an inspiration of how a father should of been in the Depression, from doing anything to keep his family together and keeping a meal on the