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Rudy: A Psychological Analysis Of The Movie Rudy

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Rudy, the protagonist of the movie, grows up catholic in a low-income industrialized city together with his family that loves Notre Dame football games. Rudy’s ultimate goal is to get into Notre Dame and play football in its team; however, he does not have the grades, the physical configuration or the economic resources to be admitted to his dream school (and play football). Hopeless and disbelieved by everyone around him, Rudy eventually follows his siblings and father into work at the local steel mill where the majority of the male population of Joliet Illinois ends up going. Weeks after his birthday, due to an accident in the steel plant, his best friend and his only believer, Pete, dies and leaves him completely devastated. He suddenly
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He is told that if he truly wants to attend to Notre Dame, his only chances are talking to a Priest from Holy Cross College. After meeting the Priest he tells Rudy that he could give him some sponsorship so he could attend school and if he does exceptionally well, he could possibly be able to transfer and go to Notre Dame. His passion for playing football is so grand that he even tried to work for free for the Notre Dame groundskeeper Fortune, Fortune denies him to work for free, but instead, he offers him a job, also, Fortune secretly leaves Rudy the key to the maintenance room to stay after watching Rudy sneaking into there to stay. On top of that, while being a student in Holy Cross, Rudy snuck into the Notre Dame football equipment preparation club that is exclusively for Notre Dame students. Proving to the people around them that he will do anything to be apart of that team by persevering any lengths to reach his

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