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Hero Files is a kids podcast where sisters Curie & Yeva explore fictional characters and ask one big question: what really makes a hero?
Through stories, discussion, and imagination, each episode turns reading into thoughtful conversation.
hi everyone.
Welcome to lesson four
of how to own your Story.
Today we will be talking
about independence.
Can you think of a time when you
solved a problem on your own?
Independence means being able to think,
act, and make decisions on your own
instead of always relying on other people.
Being independent doesn't
mean refusing help.
It means being able to think for
yourself and making thoughtful decisions.
Independence helps people grow, solve
problems, and develop confidence.
, Independent people can stand up for
their selves and their beliefs, but
being independent doesn't mean that
you can't ask other people for help.
If, like, you, you're stuck
on this homework problem.
Just because you ask your mom for help
does not mean you're not independent.
But if you like, ask her every single
time for every single homework, for
every single problem on your homework,
then that's being dependent on your mom.
And we don't want that short term
independence happens when someone
completes a small task on their own.
Um, for example, you finish your homework
without reminders or like you solve
your homework problem by yourself.
Um, these are everyday
acts of independence.
Long-term independence develops
over time, over time, and involves
larger decisions or goals.
Um, for an example, it's like
choosing your career, um, or
developing personal values.
Like what are some of your
values that you value the most?
Um, many characters in books
show long-term independence
when they follow their own path.
So this, um, we'll be talking
about three types of independence.
The first type of type of
independence is being true to
yourself, even when others judge you.
For example, Luna Love Good from Hogwarts.
Luna is often teased by other,
um, students from Hagers and
they call her loony love.
Good, they hide her
belongings and treat her.
As weird.
Um, despite this, Luna continues
to believe in her ideas and
treat others with kindness.
Um, an important moment occurs
when almost no one believes
Harry about Baltimore returning.
But like, Luna's the only one
who, not the only one, like
some other people believe it.
Him too, but like her money.
And Ron?
Yeah, but like Hermo and
Ron are Harry's friends.
And Luna believes Harry and
supports him without like having
really any reason to support him.
Why do you think Luna
continues being herself?
Even when other people laugh at her?
Because she likes being herself?
Yeah, because she likes being herself.
She likes.
Her ideas and her decisions and
her thoughts about her life.
The second type of independence
is learning, like I, I
forgot what it's called.
I've read that book before.
Okay.
What, what's called, um, uh, it's,
I, um, math Matilda Matilda, I
don't know how to pronounce it.
And it's like.
Her parents are, they, didn't they, they
didn't even notice how smart she was and
like, but, but even though they called
her dumb and said she was a bad child, she
still kept on like being good and, yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
So Matilda.
Um, sh her kind of independence is
her like, I guess intelligence or
brilliance or learning independence.
So Matilda grew up in a family
that doesn't really value
education, and her parents ignored
her interest for reading books.
And instead of giving up, Matilda
teaches herself to read and
begins visiting the library.
To read more books.
Um, and at a very young age, she
reads many advanced books, and
later she's able to stand up to the
cruel headmistress, miss Trun full.
Um, so like that's an act of independence.
Miss Ful is very, very
evil, very, very evil.
He picked up a boy by his ears.
Yeah.
Very, very evil.
Anyways.
Um, now talk about the
third type of independence.
The third type of independence is like
making decisions based on your own
values instead of social pressure.
Um, okay.
This person right here, she's Elizabeth
Bennett from Pride in Prejudice.
I, I think I'm saying that right.
Anyways.
Um, it's like.
A really classic novel, and I
really, really like this book.
So anyways, during Elizabeth's time,
women were expected to marry for
financial, like issues or security.
So like they marry for social
power, status and money.
Um, and when.
A long distant cousin or something
of hers, Mr. Collins proposes to
her, um, even though accepting the
marriage would make her family happy
and improve her social position.
Um, she doesn't accept it because she
wants to, like, she wants to marry for
her own happiness and independence.
So even though like, I guess
she does respect him, she still
wants to marry for herself.
Do you think that it was brave for
Elizabeth to refuse to pro pro proposal?
Yeah, because, um, like if
she, like, if she didn't refuse
it, everyone would be happy.
But since she refused her,
her family would probably
be, probably be angry at her.
Yeah.
Because they, they're social status would.
Not go up and they won't get more money.
Mm-hmm.
So like her, her parents are pressuring
her, or like the society's pressuring
her, but she's still independent
and makes decisions for herself.
Um, these are technically only,
there's more types of independence,
but we only talked about these three
because I like these three the best.
Okay.
Um, which character do you think of the
three characters that we just learned
shows the strongest independence and why?
Luna Love.
Good.
Why do you think she shows the best?
Wait, it's either Luna,
love Good, or Matilda.
Okay.
So.
Which one do you think
shows the strongest one?
Tilda.
Okay.
Why do you think Matilda
shows the strongest one?
Because, um, like, like, um, the, this
trench full told her a liar and then,
and then, but she still was, when she
still, um, kept on being very bright
and look, and then, and like even when
her family called her and called her a
cheater, she still found ways to like.
Cope.
Yeah.
Cope with it.
Okay.
So, um, can you guys think of a
time when you showed independence?
Um.
When I finish it, when I finish
my math homework by myself.
Yeah.
Do you usually ask me for
help on your math homework?
Sometimes on very hard problems
since you're pretty good at math.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Okay.
Um, so anyways, what is one thing
you have learned to do independently?
Not one thing you did independently, but
one thing you learned to do independently.
I think we all learned how to
do, um, how, how, how to wear our
clothes independently because when
we were small, we never, like, ever
knew how to help us wear clothes.
Mm. I learned to ride
my bike independently.
Um, so in one day I remember
basically I was riding my bike
and I wanted to learn how to ride
it without the training wheels.
So my grandma pretended to hold onto
me, but she didn't actually hold on.
So I started riding.
And I did it.
So I did that independently.
I, I learned how to ride independently.
So like, um, I didn't start with
training reels because like my grandma
attached a Hamilton, the back where she
could like steady me when I was riding.
But then one day when I was riding
to quick and she suddenly let go
and I was panicking, but I, but
that's the first day I wrote without
grandma, without grandma helping me.
So I think all of you probably can like.
Ride bicycles without
your training wheels.
So think about how you did that anyways.
Okay.
Independence can look
different for everyone.
Luna Lka shows independence
by being herself.
Matilda shows it by learning on her own,
and Elizabeth Bennett shows it by making
decisions based on her values and not,
uh, because of society's expectations.
Independence means.
I think I already told you guys
this, but like, it's the conclusion.
So independence means thinking
for yourself, trusting your
judgment, and having the courage
to do what you believe is right.
Um, as people grow, independence
helps them solve real life problems
and makes good decisions in their
life, and helps them become more
confident in who they actually are.
Um, that's all for today.
Uh, bye everyone.
Bye.
Thank you.