Everybody Rides The Carousel
The film “Everybody Rides the Carousel” by John and Faith Hubley accurately depicts Erik Erikson’s eight stages of development. The entire film is a metaphor for these stages, and at the beginning they say how there is “an age for every rider on our circle of life,” meaning their carousel. The narrator also mentions that each stage builds on the other.
On the first ride, they show “trust vs. mistrust” which Erikson says it is approximately from birth to the first year. The film uses cats to demonstrate what the baby is feeling—a happy cat when he is fed and cared for, and an angry cat when he is crying whether it is out of hunger or rage.
The second stage is “autonomy vs. shame and doubt” and is typically between 1-3 years of age. Instead …show more content…
When men and women fail to develop these relationships, whether they are romantic or platonic, feelings of isolation and loneliness occur. The other is “generativity vs. stagnation” and this is 40-65 years old, or middle adulthood. At this stage, adults are raising families, having jobs, and the standards for these are typically defined by culture. However, in most cultures, failing at these tasks will lead to stagnation and can cause some people to become self-centered, and not caring about anyone else.
The last stage, “ego integrity vs. despair” is from age 65 until death, and this is the point where the adult will look back on their life and decide whether they lived a happy, meaningful life or if it was a terrible, disappointing one. In the film, a couple is happily waiting for children to come trick or treating, and for death. They mention that they are eventually going to be ready for “him” but not now. It also shows despair by showing a couple arguing in a cafeteria line, holding it up, while attacking each other and picking up their food.
This film did a great job in describing each of Erikson’s stages of development through their narration and animation. It is true what is said in the beginning—one stage builds upon the other, and everybody goes through the same stages, just not in the same
On the first ride, they show “trust vs. mistrust” which Erikson says it is approximately from birth to the first year. The film uses cats to demonstrate what the baby is feeling—a happy cat when he is fed and cared for, and an angry cat when he is crying whether it is out of hunger or rage.
The second stage is “autonomy vs. shame and doubt” and is typically between 1-3 years of age. Instead …show more content…
When men and women fail to develop these relationships, whether they are romantic or platonic, feelings of isolation and loneliness occur. The other is “generativity vs. stagnation” and this is 40-65 years old, or middle adulthood. At this stage, adults are raising families, having jobs, and the standards for these are typically defined by culture. However, in most cultures, failing at these tasks will lead to stagnation and can cause some people to become self-centered, and not caring about anyone else.
The last stage, “ego integrity vs. despair” is from age 65 until death, and this is the point where the adult will look back on their life and decide whether they lived a happy, meaningful life or if it was a terrible, disappointing one. In the film, a couple is happily waiting for children to come trick or treating, and for death. They mention that they are eventually going to be ready for “him” but not now. It also shows despair by showing a couple arguing in a cafeteria line, holding it up, while attacking each other and picking up their food.
This film did a great job in describing each of Erikson’s stages of development through their narration and animation. It is true what is said in the beginning—one stage builds upon the other, and everybody goes through the same stages, just not in the same