Character Analysis

One of my favorite characters is Rudy Ruettiger from the movie Rudy. As the main character in the story, he plays the hero role. He is an undersized kid from a poor family whose goal is to play football for Notre Dame. He saves money working in his town's factory and attends a local community college for several years before finally being admitted to the school. He then faces the challenge of going up against players that are bigger, faster and more athletic than he. Eventually, he gets to play in one series in his final game. He goes through many challenges along the way, though he is anything but a reluctant hero. He overcomes adversity the entire movie, facing challenge after challenge. His main companion through the movie is his friend D-Bobb, who gives Rudy advice (though not always the best) throughout the movie. Although Rudy is the hero, there is no ultimate sacrifice that he makes at the end of the movie, though you could say that he makes it earlier on when he decides not to marry a girl from his town and instead attend Notre Dame.