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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this chapter, the writer analyzes the novel Cinderella Man by answering two questions which stated in problem formulation. The first part focuses on the
characterization of the main character, James Jimmy Braddock. It presents how the author characterizes the main character of the novel.
In the second part, the writer tries to find out James’ motivation for survival as seen in his struggles against poverty. This analysis uses theories which
are explained above. The first problem formulation uses theory of character and characterization. For the second problem formulation uses theory of motivation
and theory of struggle.
A. The Characterization of James J. Braddock
According to Abrams 1981: 50-56, the terms of characters are categorized into two namely major and minor characters based on their
importance. Major characters are the ones that mostly appear in the novel. While minor characters appear in a certain setting or just become the background of the
major one. In Marc Cerasini’s Cinderella Man, the major character is James Jimmy Braddock. He does not only emerge from the beginning to the end but also
becomes the focus of the story. Then for the minor characters are Mae Theresa Fox as his wife, Jay as his first son, Howard as his second son, Rose Marie as his
third daughter, Joe Gould as his excitable little round-faced manager, and Max
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important because they influence James J. Braddock’s character. In this novel James J. Braddock is described as a husband and a father; and
as a boxer. Here, by using Robert W. Boynton and Maynard Mack’s theory, the writer found that the author of Cinderella Man uses some ways to help writer
reveal the characters description based on the action, the word, the thinking, the comment of others to the characters, the reaction of characters to their
surroundings, and the direct description. However, some of those ways will be implemented to understand James J. Braddock’s character. Here are the
descriptions of James J. Braddock as a husband and a father; and also as a boxer. James J. Braddock has some characteristics; responsible, loyal, honest,
steady, confident, proud, and courageous. Those characteristics are found after writer analyzed how he acts, his words to other characters, his thinking and his
reaction to his surroundings, the comment of others to him, and the direct description to him.
1. Responsible
James Jimmy Braddock was born on June 7, 1906 in New Jersey. He is a husband of Mae Theresa Fox and a father of Jay, Howard, and Rose Marie. At
first, he is poor but he still can feed his family normally. Then he works as a boxer, and get lots money. He and his family live in prosperous. But it does not
take too long because American economy is crashed, it makes many people in America lose their job including James J. Braddock, he loses everything he has. In
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