My Father Goes to Court Carlo Bulosan Point of view: 1st person Setting: 1918 Summary o When the persona

ona was 4 years old, his/her family moved to the town because their farm was flooded. o They lived with a rich neighbour whose servants always cooked good delicious food. They can smell the aroma of the dishes through the windows of the house. o The doors and windows of the neighbours house were always shut and the children were not allowed to play. o The persona together with his/her siblings grew healthy and happy while they were allowed to play outside, under the sun. And they continued to savour the delicious smell from the neighbours. o As they grew healthier, they started to hear their neighbours getting sick, coughing day and night. First, the parents then, the children. o One day, the personas family received a complaint from their neighbour who grew sicklier each day, while they, the opposite. o The day of the court trial, their father represented themselves. o Trial: It was said by the neighbours lawyer that they stole the spirits of their neighbour from all the smelling of the food. The father asked the neighbour if they think they stole their spirits. The neighbour said yes. So the father said they will pay them. He gathered money from his pockets and from his children. And walked with the straw hat containing the money to the other end of the room. He then said, now they have paid them through giving the spirit of the money to them. Then, the neighbour fell to the ground. Father went to his aid o The judge said that his uncle died laughing. So the father said, do you want to hear my family laugh? The whole crowd laughed along with the family.

My Own Theory of Devolution Jessica Zafra Point of view: 1st person Devolution: the more you drink, the lower you become Stages of Devolution: o APE vision blurs, nauseous, starting to slouch, arms down like an ape o REPTILE non-functional legs, crawl to travel to another part of the room o POLITICIAN talkative, loud voice, reveal secrets to strangers, then become pompous, and stop making sense, obnoxious o FISH (or Sammy the Sperm) not attempting to crawl anymore, swim on the floor o ROCK pass out, lose consciousness, not an organism anymore, lowest on the evolutionary ladder Next morning: start of evolution again Resolutions to never drink again and not keep: human again

Rice Manuel Arguilla Point of view: 3rd person Setting: Hacienda Consuelo Summary: o The story starts with Mang Pablo, a farmer, feeding his carabao tired from doing work. As he watches the animal eat, a sudden weakness came upon him and black spots whirled before his eyes. He felt so hungry he could have gone down on his knees beside the carabao and chewed the grass. o Mang Pablo with the several other tenants go with their sleds to the house of the senora to borrow some grains. But as they go changes come, their usual tersiohan system on borrowing became takipan meaning the amount that they borrow becomes double at harvest time. His co-tenants refuse for this is too much and cant even know if they can pay it exactly at the time given. In the end everyone leave with an empty sled and will come home without any rice to eat. o Mang Pablo see his wife and three children being accompanied by a man. The man told him that they are fishing in the fields but Sebia disagreed and told him that they are just gathering some snails. Then, the watchman told Mang Pablo that they must pay five cavanes. Sebia is asking for the rice but Mang Pablo told him that there is no rice while looking at his hungry children seeing weakness and pain. o He asks for his bolo joining Andres and together they walked to the house of Elis to commit stealing with other men just to feed their families. o Mang Pablo realizes the importance of the welfare of his family above anything else.

The Bread of Salt NVM Gonzales Point of view: 1st person Summary: o The personas duty is to be up early in the morning and be on his way to the bakers to buy rolls and pan de sal for breakfast. On his way he thought of the bread of salt pan de sal and wondered how it was made, what gives its flavor and shape. He remembered how much he adored Aida, the niece of the old Spaniard whom he thought he was destined to serve, just like his late Grandfather. At times he thought it was his duty to stay in the house in the service of the young maiden. He even dreamed that she likewise keeps an interest for him, which she will only dare manifest in the right time. o He was a diligent student and violinist. It didnt take long before he was invited to join Pete Saez band and perform. He was happy to earn money through his own skill, despite disapproval of his aunt. She thought musicians are no better than dogs scurrying to get their mouths on food scraps in trash bins. But he didnt mind, thinking that the money hell earn from playing the violin will allow him to buy a brooch and beautiful stationery to write on letters to Aida. o Then he was invited, together with Saez band, to the asalto for the Buenavista sisters who were arriving from Manila. He was honored to be in a sophisticated gathering and get a magnified look at Aidas stunning beauty. He was beside himself with immeasurable joy and pride but will later on be displaced by an equally immeasurable embarrassment at the buffet table after Aida caught him sneaking some sweets into the packet under his shirt. She nonetheless offered him a big package of food after the party but due to his intense shame, he lost the composure to react, along with the entire ardor he used to shower the maiden with. After the party they led the guests home with their music. Then with Paez, he went to the bakery to buy pan de sal with his own money. But the bread wasnt ready yet so they waited.

Children of the City Amadis Ma. Guerrero Point of view: 3rd person Setting: streets of Manila Summary: o Victor is an eight year old boy whose father was involved in a coup in his work because of unjust salaries and compensations. His father joined the workers strike and there he met his death when he was shot by the police officers managing the chaos in the strike. Victor was shocked to know the sudden death of his father on a newspaper. He and his mother were in deep pain upon hearing his father's death. o Her mother had a new husband. She left Victor to her older brother, Tio Pedring. There, he was trained to be a newspaper boy in the dangerous streets of Avenida. He met there many other newspaper boys his age. He became friends with Nacio whom he considered his only friend. Nacio then died, while he was getting the daily ration of the newspapers he was supposed to deliver. He was hit by a car. o When he had his first good pay and bonus, he went to celebrate with the other children. He was not welcomed but rather bullied. Because of this, he decided to defend himself because he knew he could not rely to anyone else anymore. o Because of that, he learned how to curse and smoke cigarette in order to be part of the group. He became one of those ill-mannered children in the streets because he knew he had to survive.

Isang Dipang Langit Amado V. Hernandez Point of view: 1st person Setting: Bartolina ng Muntinlupa, Abril 22, 1952 Analysis o 1st part persona explains how confined he is and how hard his life is inside the prison. He explains how one can easily lose hope in the situation he is in. They (prisoners) are like animals in cages screaming for their freedom. Their prison cell is compared to a coffin, libingan ng buhay. o Last parts he talks about how his suffering is part of life and how it molded him into what he is now. He will not give up on life, on his cause. He explains that he will continue fighting because he assumes his life will get better. He will regain his freedom.

Lola Isyang at ang Matandang Puno ng Kaimito Chary Lou Navarro-Defante Point of view: 3rd person The poem talks about Lola Isyang who was looking at an old kaimito tree from her window. The breeze gently removed the leaves of the tree. She then felt the same breeze in her eyes so she closed the window and lied on her bed. She finally felt the impact of breeze as it forced her eyes to close like how the breeze removed the leaves from the old kaimito tree. Personification of the breeze The removal of the leaves of the old kaimito tree can represent Lola Isyang as she reached her own death.

You Can Choose Your Afterlife Eric Gamalinda Point of view: 2nd person Analysis o According to Tboli customs not judged by good or evil, but by the kind of death we meet Death by sword kingdom where everything is red, welcome you with bells and bamboo violins, a wounded sun hovers you all night long Death by drowning return to the sea, become subjects of Fon Muhin (god of all creatures who breathe water) Death by sickness go to Mogul, receive everything they desire but not free of suffering Suicide place like earth, but everything sways, even in sleep. o Arne person mentioned in the poem, the persona talked to him implying he killed himself. The persona asked why he did it.

Death and the Merchant of Isfahan Anthony Tan Point of view: 1st person Persona talks to a one Ubiquitous One (may mean God). The persona is a merchant who was greeted at the gates of heaven by this Ubiquitous One. He compared this greeting to a houri (beautiful virgins of the paradise in Muslim belief) in which he felt undeserving. He called himself a mere merchant who had fallen in a jihad (war of faith) and not a warrior. Talks about spiritual struggle

Ghost Connie Jan Maranan Point of view: 1st person Summary: o The persona was a development worker and a daily commuter in the bustling city of Manila. One day, as she purchased a statue of the Nazarene, blocks of concrete slabs came crashing down along with the LRT station above. o She discovered she was a ghost by fleeting back and forth across the Superhighway and allowing the speeding vehicles to pass through her, through the absence of her senses. o Afterwards, she thought of her earthly life. How much she regretted not settling her business with her lover, her memories of him and how they were together. o She then claimed that she saw our Creator and He is not as fatherly as most of us thought to be. She described Him as having an androgynous appearance with an angelic face that is both beautiful and handsome, as well as having wisdom and wit that contradicts his appearance. o She remembered more of the memories she had before like her first train ride, her first visit to Tayuman, her activist life with her lover and how they were not found out. She started missing her senses, as there was no more human sensations where she was. She was still getting used to not having them and to the fact that there was no more need for language. Such were times when she sees the faces of joy; she knew she lived through them, but knowing that she did was different from actually feeling it. o She then drifted on about how she fell in love and how she must have been remembered by someone and how by remembering her, she somehow became alive, though only in memory. o She then waited, in darkness, for someone to remember her, for who she once was. So that she may take on the shape of a memory and once more, even though its just an instance, feel that she is alive.