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