| Description |
Through analysis of my own family folklore, I have found this statement to be true, and quite accurate in describing my "clannish" and independent family. The motivation for this study stems from a desire to understand why I am the way I am, and why I have much in common with other members of my family. I have attempted to pinpoint and discuss a few of the many complex characteristics I see prominently throughout several generations of my family, tracing these characteristics to four specific; family lines, those of my four grandparents. The process through which personality traits and traditions are passed on can certainly be studied through several disciplines, but I have chosen folklore as one of the best, least self-conscious, and most revealing media through which to gain an understanding of my family. |
