Rocky 2 Family Structure

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Rocky II is a movie that is from 1979 but has lived on through the ages. In this movie, Rocky and Adrian start a family. They get a house and a car and have a baby on the way. This reckless spending leads Rocky to need a job. He attempts to get a job where he is behind a desk, but he is unsuccessful. Apollo, unhappy with how he won his fight with Rocky the first time, challenges Rocky to another fight. Rocky, after being unsuccessful in job hunting, finally accepts the rematch. Rocky II is a movie about family, money, and boxing. Rocky met Adrian in the first Rocky movie. Soon after his first fight with Apollo Creed, Rocky went on a date with Adrian to the zoo. At the zoo, he proposes to her, and they get married. The family structure that exhibited is a nuclear family, with the typical father, mother, and child. Rocky is the …show more content…

He had been fighting in small clubs for six years until Apollo Creed’s bicentennial opponent dropped due to a broken finger. This is when Rocky found his chance in the first Rocky movie. Rocky the “Italian Stallion” Balboa lasted all 15 rounds with Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion. However, Apollo won because of a split decision. The second fight was just as epic. The two master fighters went head-to-head 15 rounds once again, but in the last round, Apollo makes an unfortunate mistake. He would have been the clear winner of the fight if they both would have lasted all the rounds. Apollo did not want to win by no decision again, so he went for the knockout. As he did, Rocky, being a South paw, slugs the champ multiple times in the gut and lands a final blow with a left uppercut to his face. The fight is over and Rocky is the new heavyweight champion. Rocky II contributed to how big boxing was in the 70’s. The 1970’s is considered one of the best boxing decades in the United States, especially in the heavyweight division. Rocky II highlighted the importance of boxing to

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