David Brooks' The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement shows how human beings are indeed social animals. Educational facilities and social programs often miss the mark in addressing one or more aspects of the person without addressing all in conjunction with one another. This is most clearly seen in the educational careers of Harold and Erica. However, Harold and Erica were fortunate enough to be involved with one or more people in their formative years that would address all of the aspects of the social animal and therefore, create successful human beings.