
Interestingly, in all these stories is that there are odd people who do not conform to family values. She shares her background, motivation, including things she loves and hates. She talks about her cousins, uncles, and aunts of all ages and regions.

Example #2īlack Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family Stories Shape Us by Elizabeth StoneĮlizabeth Stone is from Italy and settling in Brooklyn and has various stories from her family. In fact, he wants to state that though his father and mother have done their best, he didn’t achieve great things in life or even higher education. It is just implicit as he has given a sketch of his doctor brother, who now roams around in his Mercedes. At the same time, he calls himself the “black sheep of the family” who has not done anything else. John Anderson narrates the courageous family background of his hard-working parents. He sits in his Jacuzzi and he watches the sun go downĪnd he feels real sorry for me I’m the black sheep of the family He’s got a big long Mercedes Benz and a house overlooking the town

I guess he makes about a million dollars a year off the folks on insurance plan Mama she raised four little children and the family had a good nameĪnd papa and mama wanted all for us they never hadīig brother little brother sister too none of them turned out half badĬept me I’m the black sheep of the familyīig brother went to college and became a doctor man My daddy was a brakeman on a highball traveling train
