Man's responsibility

Mona 2021-10-22 14:34:42

You are a boxer. You have many fractures in your right hand, all your body hurts, you are ridiculed by everyone, and your boxing license is revoked by the committee. Because you have no money, the power and gas are cut off. The child is sick and has no money to go to the doctor. You have to drink milk with water. , Steak can only be eaten once in a while, what would you do if it were you? What Jim Bullock did is continue to give his family warmth and hope, and keep working hard to wait for God to give him a second chance. .



When he was about to fight the first boxing match after his comeback, he was still hungry. In order to let his little daughter eat an extra slice of steak, he told the little daughter that he had a big steak in the morning in a dream, and finally went to look for it hungry. Work. When the son stole something, he and his son sent it back to the shopkeeper. On the way back, he promised his son that he would never send his son to relatives to raise him. Finally, the wife sent the son to his sister in desperation. When he went there, for this promise, he went to get relief money and borrowed money from brokers..


He is a man with very strong self-esteem. When he first went to receive relief money, the woman at the counter was very surprised. He would go, in the end, like begging, like those boxing agents borrowing money, everything is simple. He just

wants his family to live a better life, in order to fulfill the promise to his son. Why did he beat Bell, the reason is only One, that is his sense of responsibility to the family. When Belle was about to give him the final blow, he could persist after seeing his wife walking through the cemetery. The reporter asked him why he wanted to come back, and his answer was simple, it was milk.

In the end he returned all the relief money he received to the country. He thanked the country for giving him a second chance. He believed that the money should now be given to those who need it more. This is Jim Bullock, a self-respect. Self-reliant, a man who is full of responsibility for his family and society.




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Cinderella Man quotes

  • [last lines]

    Mae Braddock: He won!

  • [last title cards]

    Title card: Two years later Jim Braddock put his title on the line against Joe Louis. Jim knocked him down in the first round though Louis went on to win the bout. Joe Louis would always call Jim Braddock the most courageous man he ever fought.

    Title card: Jim served honorably in World War II.

    Title card: He later owned and operated heavy equipment on the same docks where he labored during the Great Depression.

    Title card: In the early 1960's he helped build the Verrazano Bridge.

    Title card: Jim and Mae bought a house in New Jersey with the winnings from the Baer fight. They raised their children in that house and lived there for the rest of their lives.