After a series of injuries, loses, and bad luck Braddock’s Boxing license is revoked. It is because of this that Braddock is left to suffer the fate that thousands of Americans did during the great depression. So now that Braddock is out of the job he struggles to provide for his wife and children while never fully giving up his dream of returning to boxing. Then out of no were due to a last minute cancellation and a recommendation by his old manager, Braddock gets one last chance at glory and cements his place in boxing history. One major thing that makes this movie different from movies like Rocky is that Braddock fights to provide for his family, not for the glory of wining the fight.
The movie shows ‘rags to riches’ story of Braddock. In the movie, James J. Braddock, a professional boxer and light heavyweight contender, is shown economically stable and prosperous before the Great Depression. He lost all his prosperity when he fractured his stronger right hand while vying for heavyweight championship. When the injured Braddock couldn’t get a comeback from his injury, he was eventually fired and was compelled to live in a critical condition with no money and job to support his family. After great determination and hard work, he is able to pull off a major comeback in his career.
Examples of flashback and irony are used in the film to make the plot more effective. (POINT) There are several examples of flashbacks, however, one of the most important examples takes place when Jim is given an opportunity to have a second comeback fight. Towards the later part of the fight, Jim received a heavy punch which knocked his mouth guard off and he was so worn out it seemed as if he would lose. (PROOF) A flashback takes place at this moment in which Jim sees his children’s empty beds because they had to be sent away from home. He also pictures the poor living conditions of his family and their unpaid bills which suggest that there isn’t enough food to eat.
The parents Rex and Rose Mary both are unemployed most of the book and can’t provide for their children. In the book, Rex spends the money that he could be using to support his family on alcohol. Also Rose Mary proclaims many of times that he is done being a parent and wants people to take care of her from now on. This shows that Rose Mary is giving up on the children and wants the children to take of her instead. In this case, If parent licenses were implemented by now, Rose Mary would not pass because she shows lack of commitment throughout the book.
Mahdokht Kshkuli in his story “The Button” presents Iranian poor family situation, where parents are deciding on sending their young son Reza to an orphanage, since they are not have chance to provide food, opportunities and other necessary things for all of their children’s and themselves. Reza’s father belief this is the only option, which can bring some goodness and hope for their family. Poverty in families brings tough and dramatic decisions, which no one wants to experience, but if the time came we don’t have a choice. Reza’s family is poor, his father has a barbershop that doesn’t bring enough money to pay rent and provide all necessary supplies for living, his mother has to do washing in the pond near their house,
How does Miller present Joe Keller as a tragic hero In All My Sons? Joe Keller is a man who loves and values his family very much and has sacrificed everything, including his honour, in his struggle to make his family prosperous. He is a self-made business man, who in spite of his humble beginning, has managed to work his way up in the business world and become a successful manufacturer. Joe perfectly fits into the category of tragic hero. Unlike Greek plays, where main characters were kings and nobles for they were thought to embody the whole community, modern tragedies present an average leader of a family, neither completely good nor completely evil, whose mistake leads to his self-destruction.
Joe Keller is a man who loves his family above all else, and has sacrificed everything, including his integrity, in his struggle to make the family successful. In the first scene of the play, Miller presents Joe Keller to the audience as a “good guy”. At first he appears a likeable man who has made his own fortune. He is practical, a reasonable father and a considerate husband. He lacks education but is perceptive, additionally a good business man.
Chris invests all their money into medical scanners that he inturn will sell to doctors and hospitals. The scanners don’t sell well because they are very expensive and many doctors don’t want to buy them. Chris and his wife linda (Thandie Newton) work pay check to pay check and still are not able to pay the rent. Linda is forced to work two shifts at her job and they are still behind. Linda is not able to cope with this life style and leaves Chris and her five year old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith).
The ideal man provides for his family materially and is brave on the battlefield. Second, the unbalance plays a part in the lives of the clan members. For instance the main character in the novel, Okonkwo, is extremely focused on being super masculine and finds everything feminine less worthy, leaving him very unbalanced. This unbalance leads him to violate the feminine beliefs such as peace. For instance, during the “Week of Peace” Okonkwo came home to find that his second wife had not returned from her friend’s house in time to cook dinner.
Okonkwo was scared of people thinking he was just like his father so he worked hard since he was a child. This made him hate everything his father was made of, which is weakness and being lazy. ”Even as a little boy he had resented his father’s failure and weakness”. (13). when Okonkwo father died he had been in a lot of debt, Okonkwo became obsessed with the idea of manliness in order to get over his father weakness.