Topic > The Traditional Family in As I Lay... by William Faulkner

Marriage is important because it provides law and order and teaches each member discipline in the family. This is reflected in the responsibility parents must take towards their children to ensure they have a happy and safe life. This makes parents better people and creates a good role model for the child. In high school, the most successful kids were those who had traditional families. This can be seen in my high school where I observed the top 10 students being ranked by their GPA. An example for one of these students was the valedictorian whose name was Rachel Koh. Rachel came from a good family and was extremely successful. He had a 4.7 grade point average, ran cross-country, and played the violin in many major school concerts. The support of his parents in each of those events was his motivator. He always went to them and hugged them after every concert and competition as a sign of gratitude towards them. This great family support gave her a sense of security and pushed her to do very well in school and in her hobbies as her mind was free from other distractions. Because of this ideological and traditional family support, Rachel was admitted to Stanford following in the footsteps of her older brothers. Rachel was a sample of the best students who had good families representing the 9 of the top 10 students born and raised in traditional marriages. Those nine students were all involved