way to reach their goal, but they will keep struggling from the unpleasant experience. They will learn the positive things from what it done by
struggling. Every people believe that they need to struggle, because they realize all of their efforts will be satisfied McKechnie, 1989: 367.
Since people live, problems will always happen in their life and it is various. Some might be easy or some other might be difficult. When people
face problems, they will have various ways to struggle to overcome their problems. Struggle according to Abate means that people make some
determine efforts under their difficulties and make some efforts to keep struggling in dealing toward problems which emerging in life Abate, 1996:
1514.
C. Theoretical Framework
There are two problems which are discussed in this study, they concern about the characterization of James J. Braddock and to explain James’
motivations for survival as seen in his struggles against poverty in Marc Cerasini’s Cinderella Man.
In order to solve the first problem which concerns with the characterization of James J. Braddock, the writer uses theory of character and
characterization. These theories are applied because the writer discusses character and characterization. Characterization is part of character, so it
cannot be separated.
Further, to answer the second problem, the writer uses theory of motivation and theory of struggle to explain James’ motivations as seen in his
struggles for survival against poverty. Psychological Approach is used as the approach of this study to make the reader easier understand the novel.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is a novel written by Marc Cerasini, named Cinderella Man published by HarperCollinsPublishers, on 2005. This
novel consists of fifteen chapters, an epilogue, and 274 pages. Cinderella Man is based on the extraordinary true story. The author is inspired by the
life of legendary athlete, named James Jimmy Braddock. He is Marc Cerasini, who resided in Queens, New York, just a few blocks from the
site of the old Madison Square Garden Bowl, where James J. Braddock won the world heavyweight title.
This novel is proper to be observed because in ordinary life we seldom find out the person like James J. Braddock. The person who ever
felt wealth for a moment but unfortunately it changed into poverty. But the end of the story he got prosperity and popularity more than he ever got
before. Because of that reason, this novel is worth studying. That’s why the work of Marc Cerasini’s Cinderella Man adapted from the movie with
the same title by the Motion Picture from Universal Pictures Miramax Films and Imagine Entertainment.
This novel told about James Jimmy Braddock, who was the beginner in boxing. He came from Bergen, New Jersey. Someday a boxing
competition has changed his fate; his winning took him as famous boxer.
