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Questions: 1. How is Jim Braddock’s training going? He has been working the docks when he was not fighting so he can make money to support his family. He also broke his right wrist so he is training to get back into shape to improve his fighting abilities. 2. Is Jim getting along with his wife through all of this?

They bicker because she doesn’t like him boxing but she knows it’s the only way to support the family. His wife wants to send the kids to the aunts house because it is too cold in the house and Jim says no because he wants to earn the money to make a better living for his kids instead of asking for help. 3. Is Jim’s wife a “pro” or “con” for Jim getting back into fighting?

She is a con because she wants to have money to be provided and this is how they she thinks they can get the money but she doesn’t like the idea of fighting in general. 4. What is Jim’s real push to come back to boxing?

To prove people that he had a great career and prove everybody else wrong about him. Also so he could make money for the family. 5. How did Jim lose his money?

He invested in stocks that did very poor.

Today we began our group with some delicious dunkin donuts. We talked about how Jim lost a lot of him money in stocks and how he couldn't get a job due to the depression. We then talked about how the Depression affected almost everyone. Jim invested his hard earned money into stocks and in the city's taxis. We also talked about how Jim's wife didnt want to have him fight because she felt that she would lose him and she needed him to help this family.