Cinderella Man

What is the final result of the championship bout between Jim Braddock and Max Baer?

Jim wins the championship

Why does Braddock have such a strong reputation with the crowd and people of New York when he returns to boxing after his hand injury?

People like him

Housing Neighborhood

Big house, nice furniture, New Jersey

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. Milk makes you strong and healthy

Boxing Career/ Reputation

He was a champion boxer

Where does Mae go before Braddock's championship fight? What does she realize while she is there?

Mae goes to church to pray for Braddock. Lots of people are their praying for Jim to because they think he is fighting for them too. She also goes and talks to Jim before he goes out to fight

What type of job does Braddock work during the Great Depression? What prevents him from working this job on a consistent basis?

He moves bags on a crate. His broken hand

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

He promised one of them he wouldn't sent him away. He signed at the relief office to get his kids back.

Income

Gets $800 from boxing

When Mae confronts Joe at his house what does she find out? When Joe steps out of the room, what does Joe's wife say to Mae that relates to how women felt during the Great Depression?

Mae finds out that Joe is affected by the great depression, so he has to sell all his furniture. She says that the women have to wait while the men do the work

Clothing

Well dressed, nice clothing to wear

Relationship with Family

Has 3 kids and a wife. Loves them all and has a strong healthy relationship with them

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

He uses his family

Explain what "Hooverville" was and describe how it is displayed in the movie?

Hooverville is a place where people who can't afford homes or apartments go and build huts to live in. It is displayed as a place where fights happen and no happiness is there

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

Bad, the government is not doing anything to help

When Braddock's trainer Joe Gibbs offers Jim another fight after winning the first, how does Jim's wife Mae react and why does she react that way?

She is happy that he won but she doesn't want him to start fighting again because she is nervous that he will break his hand again and risk everything