One comparison that I would like to note, is the way the radio is portrayed throughout the movie. There are several scenes throughout the entire movie where a radio was used. One specific scene is towards the end of the movie, where Red Pollard is not able to race because of his injuries. Instead, he gets to hear the entire race, in detail, while listening to his radio (Ross, 1:40). All throughout the movie, there are scenes similar to this one. Whether it was families listening to a broadcast, or a way to get a message across while trying to organize a race, the radio was used. I feel that the movie did an excellent job in showing how widespread and important the use of the radio was during the 1930s. I feel this lines up closely with what
