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"ThisfascinatinganimatedfilmdramatizesErikErickson'seightperiodsofthehumanlifecycle.SincetheappearanceofChildhoodandSocietyin1950,themostwidelyknownandreadpsychoanalystinAmericatodayhasgivenusglimpsesofhisvision—awellthoughtoutmythoftheorganicwholenessoflifeasitdevelopsfrominfancytooldageanddeath.Erickson'sunderstandingofhowhumanbeingspursetheirownhumanitybyconfrontingthemselvesandsocietyinacontinualquestforidentityisthefocusofthisTVspecial.<br/> CartoonistsJohnandFaithHubleyareequaltothetask.Thisverytalentedcouplehavetackledahostofimportantmoralproblemsthroughtheircartoons.Theirsuccessdemonstratestheappealofanimationtopeopleofallages.Someoftheirshortfilmsinclude'AdventuresofanAsterisk'(1957)dealingwiththenatureofconformity;'TheHole'(1963),aparablefocusingonthedangersofnucleardisaster;and'Eggs,'anexaminationofpopulationgrowthandthefuture.In'EveryoneRidesaCarousel,'theyhaveusedpastelcoloredanimatedcharacterstoshowthedramaofthelifecycle.<br/> TheHubley'stakethemetaphor'thecarouseloflife'astheirstartingpoint.Eachoftheeightridesinalifetimehasitspeculiarconflictastheindividualdevelopspersonhood.'TheRideoftheNewborn'isconcernedwiththeconflictbetweentrustversusmistrust;'TheRideoftheToddlers'withautonomyversusshameanddoubt;'Childhood'sRide'withinitiativeversusguilt;<br/> 'TheSchoolBellIsRinging'withindustryversusinferiority;'TheChallengeofAdolescence'withidentityversusroleconfusion;<br/> 'YoungAdulthood'withintimacyversusisolation;'GrownUps'withgenerativityversusstagnation;and'RideofOldAge'withegointegrityversusdespair.Familieswillwanttodiscussthevariousvignettesintheridesandsharefeelingsandideasaboutthebestones.ThisTVspecialisbothinstructiveandentertaining—afamilyfilminthebestsenseoftheterm."
