Asking our Scottish families about Scottish heroes

and legends - Zara METIN

On the evening of Tuesday, March the 28th, I questioned my

Scottish family about the legendary and important heroes that
they learned about throughout their lives as Scottish people,
and about what those heroes meant to them. My Scottish Mom,
Miss Killgarren decided to answer me explaining that her
husband knew nothing and that she was the boss, a pretty
funny scene if youd ask me.

She started off by

Robert Burns, whom I already knew about because we studied a
couple of his poems and biography in class back in France. She
told me that he was a hero because he did massive portraits
and stuff like that.
 My

Scottish mom then told us

about Mary Queen of Scots,
and that she was
beheaded. Nothing more.

Then quickly moved on to talk about William Wallace who was

at the battle of Bannockburn which made him a hero, and that
the fact that he fought for Scotland to keep that Scottish
heritage and remain Scottish rather than to be stepped on by
England and its culture. And that if it wasnt for William Wallace,
the English would have overtaken them. On the other hand, I
felt like knowing way more about those Scottish legends than
Scottish people.