Maggie In The Film 'Million Dollar Baby'

When leaving Maggie’s mother’s mobile home, Maggie turns around and say, “I’m a fighter mama.” There are many reasons as to why Maggie would've said that to her mom for numerous reasons. The first reason, would be that Maggie’s father had passed away, leaving Maggie with her mother and sister, but unfortunately they didn’t care much about her making her feel alone and abandoned. . Maggie basically had to fend for herself and she tried to get by on her own since her family couldn’t care less. Secondly, since Maggie’s family didn’t care much she had to find odd jobs to help support her through her daily life, like becoming a waiter at an old diner. Within that Maggie struggle day in and out with eating and house expenses. Lastly, even though Maggie felt alone, she kept on pushing and exceeding to the very end of her life. In conclusion, Maggie said those words because all her life was a struggle to survive and become the very best fighter there was.

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Scrap had supported Maggie and given her tips on becoming a better fighter and he would try to give tools to help guide Maggie in the right direction. Although, Frankie didn’t want to train Maggie, Scrap had kept pushing him until he finally took notice and trained her. This lead to a series of events until Maggie had finally made it the world championship. Lastly, Scrap had encouraged Danger throughout the whole movie, even though it was obvious that he was unqualified to become a great fighter. All in all, these reasons are what made Scrap a significant character to the main