Synthesis of characterization and morality in folk tales.
Abstract
Characterization in moral lessons about hard work in selected folktales among the Bagwere
culture is a study aimed at establishing the role of governments participatory in developing the
Bagwere folk tales in Uganda. This is based on the motive of promoting Hard work among the
citizens starting with the growing children. There is a need to instil good morals in the children
to work very hard in order to achieve great things in life.
This research was guided by three study objectives and implied research questions namely; the
activities and services provided by the traditional leaders and the essence of enhancing
intellectual development in children.
The research was based on six parts under which folktales were grouped in twos, seeking to
answer some three-research questions and these parts were described as:
“How do the different characters in folktales lead to the development of children’s morality?”
How do children differentiate between the good and bad characters in the folktales?
Which kind of moral lessons boost a child understands to intellectual development?
The research explored the Bagwere society within different localities, involving interactions
with them through interviews, questionnaires and enjoying the folktales being told by different
people in their homes who managed to willingly contribute to the availing of their burning and
most loved folktales. In this case, I also managed to find out what different people say about
the current situation of the COVID 19 pandemic. This was not part of the research but there
was a link with the moral lessons in the folktales that were being told to me. How is the
Mugwere man deep in the village of Kebula containing the spread of the Corona virus? A
study on determining the impact of these tales on the intellectual development of children was
carried out on a sample of adults aged between 26-70 years of age. The choice was made
following the testimonies and experience gained by these people. They had a lot to speak about
their past years and how they have lived to make many years as observed. This research would
not be so effective if done with young children who are still in the process of being told the
stories and their development, which is still taking form. Specific methods were employed to
carry out these research and they include; Collection of data about the folktales through the use
of questionnaires, Interviewing people physically, Performance recording, Non-participant