“On the Ropes”
“On the Ropes”
The Conflict between Assimilation and the Indigenous Community
This chapter examines the conflict that appears in the boxing film: the conflict experienced by boxers between assimilation into mainstream society offered by success and loyalty to the marginalized ethnic or racial community from which he arose. The analysis includes films such as Kid Galahad (1937); Right Cross (1950), The Ring (1952), Mandingo (1975), and When We Were Kings (1996).
Keywords: boxing film genre, American boxing films, assimilation, loyalty, conflict, ethic community
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