Rudy And Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Rudy and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow created a theory about how the human meets their needs. His theory contains five tiers that start at the physiological needs and continue up to self-actualization. Physiological needs are our most basic needs that get us through everyday life, such as food, water, shelter, and sleep. The next step is safety needs which is where we find security in life and is the last “basic” need. Next, we reach the need of belongingness and love, which is a psychological need rather than a physiological need. This is where relationships with other people come in and one makes a healthy connection with others in a secure environment. After, the next step is esteem, when a person feels accomplishment and …show more content…
While the conditions could have been exponentially better, he did have a roof to sleep under every night, ate dinner around a table every day, and he had a place to sleep. For safety and security, out of high school, Rudy was able to land a job at a mill where he was able to make a living off a steady income. He also had a girlfriend at this time who he was looking into buying a house with before they hoped to move on to getting married and having kids. Throughout his entire life, Rudy never really fit in, being short and having big dreams of playing for a division I school football team. However, when he finally picks up his grades at Holy Cross and gets accepted into Notre Dame, he begins to find his place at the school. Before he even attends the school, he becomes part of a club that puts together the uniforms of the football team and bonds over an appreciation for the team. This is where he finds other people like him, who love getting to do something, no matter how big or small, for the Fighting Irish. After getting accepted to the football team as a walk-on, Rudy gains the acceptance of the other players on the team, who at first saw him the same as everyone else did, too small to be a good football player. Specifically, after he showed off his dedicated heart and resilience, the other members of the team really started to realize he was a valuable member of the team and that they could stand to put …show more content…
The level he appears to be on at the end of the movie is esteem. D-Bob is a college student who likely has a dorm and is successful at school to the point he is reliable for tutoring. He also seems to have found his calling at school for he feels passionate enough to pursue a higher degree in law school. He also has made not a lot of friends, but he has a handful of very close friends and a girlfriend who he traveled back from Miami with to watch Rudy play. The reason why I believe he is on the level of esteem and not self-actualization is that I don’t think he has met his full potential. It is obvious by the time he returns to watch Rudy during a game that he has become very successful. He pulls up to the game in a limo with a chauffeur, who takes a glass of champagne from his hands. It is because of this scene that I do believe that D-Bob has accomplished many things after attending law school at the University of Miami. The level of esteem needs is all about reaching self-accomplishments and being recognized for them, both of which are currently happening at this point in time of D-Bob’s life. For him to move on to the next level, it would seem to me that he either receives his J.D. and works for a highly recognized law firm or that he settles down with his girlfriend and starts a family that is well off from