Self-reliance is when someone relies on their own resources to gain knowledge instead of depending on someone else's. I consider myself self-reliant because I'm someone who loves to learn new things on my own time and I won't sit around and wait for someone to give me the information I need. If I'm curious about something I will do my own research and find all the information I need. However, I believe that our own experiences also bring us our self-reliance just like in the book where the mother educates herself to improve her skills to perform better at her work. I think that being…