I don't know if you have noticed but there used to be a lot more juniors (and thirds, fourths and even some fifths) walking around. I don't know if it's the trend towards more creative names or if mean are starting to transform into more feminine and less assuming life forms who could care less for immortality (such creatures are usually more concerned with the compassionate here and now). Forget trying to machine this essay! I'm telling you that there seems to be a lot less sons named for their fathers. Flat out. No holds barred. That's what I think. And I might be wrong but I have to stand on my instinct for this one as if I know it to be the undisputed truth.
What's the history of junior? When you see "Jr." or "II (second)" behind a surname (especially for a boy or a man) you are given information without asking questions. You can assume that the person's parents are married. That he carries the full name of his father. And you can assume, in an extreme implication, that the father exhibited traits of which it is hoped that the son will portray or embody. Naming a son 'junior' implies that the father is worthy to be duplicated and extended into another lifetime. It creates a tradition in a name and gives a type of immortality to a family name. Naming a son 'junior' places a label on a family as the deeds of the son, even if they are negatively counter to those of the father, will become the property of an entire family.
So why does it seem that juniors are nearly ready for the endangered species list?
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