The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and furthermore was the worst economic collapse in America’s history. The depression was a domino effect of stock prices appearing much higher than their actual value, people across the nation buying on credit, and unsold goods accumulating. These factors put into consideration swept America from the roaring twenties to the Great Depression. Cinderella Man is a true story that adventures us through boxer James Braddock’s life, and his sojourn through the depression by helping us understand the hardships people faced during those times. Cinderella Man portrayed the harshness of the Great Depression through James Braddock’s trials and those of the people of the Great Depression.
Prior to the Depression, there was a time of luxury as well as prosperity known as the Roaring 20s. During the Roaring 20s, our nation’s wealth nearly doubled, women gained the right to vote, the economy appeared to be upwards of flawless. In the onset of the film, Braddox and his wife are distinctly content with their lives, their luxurious clothing, and their extensive house. The early and mid …show more content…
During the roaring twenties, people were enlightened with luxury and the nation’s wealth doubled. By the late twenties, people ignored the problems ahead until 1929 on Black Tuesday when the stock market crash ended the roaring twenties. Jim Braddox experienced these problems when his broken hand left him out of his boxing career and struggled to find work as well as money. People like Jim and his family needed someone to save them and the nation from the depression. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, he brought upon his New Deal and programs like the SSA and the WPA to help create jobs and pull the nation out of the dark depression and into the