Developing Self-Reliance (1951)

February 12, 2009 · By admin

How dependency grows and how necessary self-reliance is to all successful endeavor and happiness is shown in this motion picture. It analyzes the steps in developing self-reliance as: (1) assume responsibility; (2) be informed; (3) know where you are going; and (4) make your own decisions.

Narrated dramatization about a young man’s concern about his inability to do things for himself and taking the steps toward becoming more self-reliant in making decisions for the things he wants to do.

ms Mother feeds baby seated in highchair / toddler in play pen / young boy being dressed in snowsuit / mother combs boy’s hair / student in class having trouble during a test.

ms Boss shouts at worker for his timidity and lack of taking responsibility in making decisions on his own.

ms Young man fixing his necktie while looking into the mirror and thinking to himself of what he has to do.

ms Father gets a copy of Emerson’s ‘Self Reliance’ from the book shelf and hands it to his son to read