American History: Cinderella Man Movie Questions

Why was the title "Cinderella Man" for the movie?

Its called "Cinderella Man" because he went from living poorly to getting a second chance at having a good life.

What did Braddock use as motivation to help win his boxing matches throughout the film?

He thinks about images of his wife and kids struggling to survive when they had nothing.

What did you learn from the movie about the depression that surprised you most?

I learned that many people fought for their lives in order to survive.

Throughout the film, Braddock and his family are shown walking the streets of New York and during the scenes we see examples of how people reacted and survived the Great Depression. Give two examples

when Mae and the kids took the wood of of fences to stay warm,when their son stole from the butcher shop and when Jim went to the federal relief office to get money.

After working the docs, Jim Braddock and his co-worker Mike Wilson discuss the situation of the Great Depression. How do Both of them view the situation.

Braddock thinks that they need to wait it out and FDR will fix this, but Wilson thinks that they need to fight back and fix this now.

During the press conference for the Championship bout, what does Braddock say he is fighting for this time round and what do you think it means?

He is fighting for milk, this means he is fighting for his family, for survival.

Explain what "Hooverville" was and describe how it was in the movie.

Hooverville was a troubled place where people would protest, fights everywhere, people smashing beer bottles. very unsanitary place. they blamed the government for this happening.

Why does Braddock become upset when he finds out his wife sent the kids away to her family? What does he do to get his kids back?

Jim is mad because he made a promise to his kids that he would never send the kids away, to get the kids back he goes to the relief office to get all the money he has in the account and to Madison square garden to beg for money.

Why does Mae send the kids away?

Mae sends the kids away because they are getting sick and they don't have enough money to heal them.