Cinderella Man

in many businesses closing. People took extreme measures to survive as shown in the film, Cinderella Man. Men found themselves competing for jobs for low pay, steady work was hard to come by, and minorities, women included, faced harsh prejudices making their ability to compete almost impossible. Throughout this paper I will discuss the accuracies of the work force as they are depicted in Cinderella Man compared to actual events that took place during The Great Depression. The stock market…

The film "Cinderella Man", based on the story of the boxer Jim Braddock, has this specific title based on how Jim Braddock acts and what he does. One example of this is relates directly to the fictional character Cinderella. She like Jim, experienced both times when she was wealthy and poor. Jim’s life can relate to this because he was rich, poor, and then in the middle class of society as a result of The Great Depression. Both stories show the struggles of poverty and being poor. Also,…

Cinderella Man Film Reaction In Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man, James Braddock is a famous boxer in New Jersey during the Great Depression. Before the Great Depression James was very successful in his boxing career; once the depression starts, James starts losing and eventually is fired from boxing. James battles the hardships of the depression trying to keep his family fed and housed. James unfortunately gets an injury in a match forcing him to quit his job. Since Braddock quit his job, he is…

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…

James “Jim” Braddock… “The Cinderella Man”, Jim Braddock defined all odds to defeat Max Baer for the World Heavyweight Championship. But behind every fairy tale story, there is a plot. Braddock not only fought for the title, but for his family. He was one of the best boxers during his time, and arguably one of the best too live. Everybody including himself started somewhere. Braddock’s parents were Elizabeth and Joseph Braddock, on June 7th, 1905. “The Cinderella Man” James “Jim” Braddock was…

“I have to believe when things are bad I can change them” (Quotes). In the movie The Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard, James J. Braddock encounters many difficult times throughout the movie, but chooses to let them motivate him, instead of put him down. In the beginning of the film, The Cinderella Man, Jimmy Braddock’s life is zipping along and nothing is going wrong. Then one day, his family starts to endure hardships such as: no heat in the house, no electricity, and minimal amounts of…

Ron Howard’s 2005 hit Cinderella Man tells the story of James J. Braddock. It begins with Braddock living lavishly in an elegant house in New Jersey, with a healthy happy family, and a promising boxing career. Sadly, the Great Depression unexpectedly takes the United States by storm, and almost every aspect of American life is impacted, including entertainment. James J. Braddock is quickly out of a job and living in a shabby one-room apartment in New Jersey, barely making ends meet, and even…

Cinderella Man Paper During the Great Depression times were hard for lots of people. James J. Braddock started off with a wonderful life being rich, having a wonderful family, and a beautiful home. Once the depression hit everything changed. They lost the house and started living in an old basement with barely anything to live on. During these tough times James J. Braddock remained a great man and a huge inspiration to many people for many reasons. During this time he remained a great father…

The Cinderella Man is a movie that is based on the true story of a boxer in the middle of the Great Depression. How through boxing he had once been on the top, and when the Great Depression started he lost it all, as many did to, but slowly through boxing he managed to get his family to survive and inspire the people to fight to. When the movie begins, November 30, 1928, James J. Braddock the main character is in a boxing match that he wins. After the match he goes to his house and his family.…

champion in the world just a few days ago in a fight against Max Baer. I consider myself and my family to be extremely lucky and I can only give my thanks to those that supported my husband. To my knowledge, Jimmy is now being referred to as the “Cinderella Man” because of his amazing recovery. However, some of his fans may wonder how he even fell in the first place. As many of Jimmy’s fans may know, he was quite a famous and rich fighter before the stock market crash. Actually, many of us were…