Million Dollar Baby Tragedy

She was in a dead end job doing the same old routine, which led her to the same dead end crushed Maggie and made her feel like she was hopeless. Maggie a strong example of how an individual's choices and actions can greatly influence the direction of their life. If it wasn't for the fact that she became an excellent fighter she would still remain in a dead end job. In reality because of her hard-work she was able to earn a bigger salary doing what she loved, additionally she was able to experience victory for once in her life. Because of the actions she decided to take on the day at Frankie's gym she was able to win Frankie's approval to train her which inevitabley led her to her victories in the

More than anything in life, Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), a 31-year old waitress from a poor and dysfunctional family in Missouri, wants to be a boxer. With no training and little money but a lot of determination, she hits upon aging

Maggie was so traumatized from her house burning down that she became a timid and under appreciated little girl. Maggie is so self conscious that her mom says she walks like a dog run over by a car: “chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.” This

Maggie also refers to Mae’s children as no neck monster’s. “Maggie honey, if you had children of your own you’d know how funny that is”(Williams, 16) Mae pressures Maggie in a very negative way of having no offspring and is always making her children please Big Daddy in any sort of form, whether it be singing, dancing, or even greeting him when he has returned from trips. This anger’s Maggie, which then forces her to use her appealing appearance and “cat like” gestures to gain Big Daddy’s attention. The whole Pollitt family practically lies to Big Daddy not just verbally but physically, there actions towards him, their sense of kindness and willingness they provide to him, in order to receive a place in his will. “Born poor, raised poor, expect to die poor unless I can manage to get something out of what Big Daddy leaves when he dies of cancer!”(Williams, 28) Maggie is the only one fighting the battle against Gooper and Mae. She is acutely aware of their plan, even before they hatch it and relay it to the family. Maggie does not want to be at the mercy of Mae and Gooper’s power. Brick states that he doesn't care about a materialistic life and explains to Big Daddy that he doesn’t want any

In order for a character to qualify as the tragic hero they must posses all of these qualities: high standing, a major flaw, and a downfall. A tragic hero is someone that is usually of royalty, of nobility, honest, or brave. During the story they usually show a major flaw or weakness. This usually leads to their downfall, loss of power, or even death. Many stories have tragic heroes.

This is something that even, Father Horvak comments on while talking to Dunn. It is clear that Dunn has strong beliefs in God and Christianity and this has a huge impact on the decision he makes. When Dunn starts training Maggie as a professional boxer, he does not expect injury to come so fast. Just when Maggie starts succeeding in her career as a boxer, disaster strikes. The first title fight that Dunn agrees to, leads to Maggie breaking her neck. Maggie has to depend on a ventilator and is rendered quadriplegic. When Maggie’s condition gets worse, she asks Frankie to help her die but he refuses due to his affection for her and his belief in God. However, as he watches her develop bedsores and get infections, Frankie begins to feel conflicted. He seeks the counsel of Father Horvak who advises him against it. However, he eventually does help her die by disconnecting the ventilator and injecting her with

The scene that stood out the most to me was when Dolly’s mother had a miscarriage with their baby boy Larry. That was supposed to be “Dolly’s baby” and she was so excited for his arrival. Going through and even witnessing someone having a miscarriage is very difficult. One of my family members went through a similar situation, but was not nearly as far along as Dolly’s mom was. I feel like this impacted Dolly a lot. She began to question why God would do such a thing and take away not only something that she was so ready and excited for, but also that her family was excited for. At the end of the movie, she realized that God never does anything out of spite. He always has a plan for each and everyone of us. Dolly took this situation and grew

had personal needs due to the lack of familial love so personal fulfillments developed to

“Maggie” is a story that is pessimistic. It is not only a story of a character who ultimately succumbs to her situation by becoming a prostitute because she feels she has no other way if supporting

In Alice Walker's “Everyday Use” she uses a tactic to set a mood for the reader by bringing in the character Maggie. Walker's use of language when describing Maggie creates a picture of a physically scarred and unintelligent girl. Maggie's physical scarring is pointed out

Unlike Dee, Walker’s description of Maggie is seen as an unattractive and awkward girl. Her mother notes “good looks passed her by” (355). Furthermore, she carries herself with low self-esteem, “chin on chest, eyes on ground” (355). Besides her appearance, when Maggie is first introduced in the story, Mama points out that she is nervous about her sister’s visit and “will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe” (355).

Melissa McCarthy takes on the role of Maggie in the movie. She is a single mom trying to make it on her own providing a new lifestyle for her son Oliver. Things start getting really difficult for her because she is always working in order to give her son everything he needs and more. She is easily likeable very sweet and caring for anyone who she may meet.

Maggie has bitten her tongue, hoping to bleed to death. The doctors save her and stitch her tongue back up. She rips the stitches out and tries it again. This time they cover her tongue so she can't get to it. Frankie now realizes how badly she wants to die and contemplates "slowly killing" her by letting her live or end her life while she is "living."

When The One Thing starts off, we are introduced to Maggie sitting in her probation officer’s office. She is not the kind of girl to take anything sitting down, even being blind. She is still a firecracker, hence the prank that landed her with a probation officer. That same day, Maggie slips while leaving the office and then she can suddenly see again – but only for a short distance around a young boy named Ben. The story takes off from there and I won’t get into it more - I really don’t want to spoil it for you. Now, we have no idea as to why Maggie can see around Ben until the end of the novel, so that is one more thing I won’t talk

Maggie lives with her older sister, Dee and mother. Living with her sister is a struggle within its self. Walker writes in the second paragraph of the story on page 120 that, “Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.” This description proves that Maggie is embarrassed and ashamed of the burn scars that line her arms and legs. This explanation also expresses Maggie’s feelings towards her sister—she is envious of her. On page 121 of the text Maggie says, “How do I look, Mama?”, while half of her body is hidden behind the door as she peeks out. This action shows that Maggie is shy and doesn’t have enough confidence to expose her entire body. In a later part of the story, Walker writes, “He moves to hug Maggie but she falls back, right up against the back of my chair. I feel her trembling there and when I look up I see the perspiration falling off her chin.” This phrase gives a description of how Maggie acts when she is around other people. She shuffles while walking, and she is very shy around other people. Although we can’t completely blame her lack of confidence on the fact that she was burned severely in a house fire causing her skin to scar, but we can give