IV Reflection in literature

1}. CACTUS

BY: TITA LACAMBRA AYALA

THEME: Survival

INTERPRETATION:

         Cactus lives on the dessert, people cannot survive if they live at the dessert, it is like problems that we must face and need to survive.

2.} BUT THE WESTERN STARS

BY:ANGELA MANALAG GLORIA

THEME: Enjoy every moment in your life

INTERPRETATION:

           The person taking to the story must die very soon, he want to be his side always all his love ones. If his special someone will be on his side he spends too much time to her in the remaining time of his life.

3.} THE RURAL MAID

BY:FERNANDO M. MARAMAG

THEME: love goes at the right time

INTERPRETATION:

           A boy felt in love in a girl at a one glance, he always dream about that girl, but he know the heart of the girl was belong to someone else, he felt a pain inside him, he dream that one day he want to see again the girl, she is like a goddess from heaven that he didn't take his eyes on her.

4.} FRUSTRATED WISH

TRANSLATED BY:PROF. CAROLINA A. ARCEO

THEME: share every moment with somebody

INTERPRETATION:

           A person, who has someone to share with love, problems, care, happy and sorrow, has a wonderful life story. His life that seems to be sorrowful, he feels lonely that no one will comfort him and share his emotions. When he will start falling in love with a girl, he might found a person to be his guide and inspiration in every sorrow. He gets back in his memory when he was born. He thought bad things like what if he was died when he was a baby. He is trying to know why he is not lucky to have a good and thoughtfulness lady. He thought that maybe he is unlucky to have it and time will truly come. And when the time will come that his love for the lady was know, he promised to love, care and trust each other and his whole life is also given only to the lucky girl.

5.} RIDICULOUS WELCOME

TRANSLATED BY:PROF. CAROLINA A. ARCEO

THEME: do good things always

 INTERPRETATION:

            A person is afraid to die, but we didn't deny the fact that we die very soon, the avoid hesitation start doing good thing when you are alive, forgive those persons who made you sad and make your life miserable, if you did that the day you die there is no regret in your heart.

6}.INK

BY:GUILLERMO CASTILLO

THEME: FREEDOM

INTERPRETATION:

            The ink the poem is like a prison person that wants to explore in the outside world, he was given a change to explore outside the bottle, but he was so careless of what he is doing, he draw and write very ugly, but in the second time he draw again and his output is very beautiful.

7.}THE QUARREL

BY:ANDRES CRISTOBAL CRUZ

CHARACTERS: NINA-WIFE

                           ISMAEL-HUSBAND

                           MRS.SMITH- LANDLADY

                           MANG. JOSE- CARPENTER

THEME: PAY DUE ON TIME

SETTINGS: ACCESORIA, BATHROOM

CONFLICT: WHEN MRS.SMITH WENT TO THE HOUSE OF NINA AND ISMAEL

PLOT:

        Ismael fixing object in their room and in the midnight together with his wife they talk to each other about Mrs. Smith and some other things. In the morning the landlady went to the house of the couple to collect their payment for the rent,when Ismael told Mrs. Smith that the money was borrow by his friend, the landlady began o shout and Nina also shouting and began to hysterical. When Mang Jose help the couple to let Mrs. Smith out, Nina fixed all the thing that was damage.

8.}PEOPLE OF CONSEQUENCE

BY: INES TACCAD CAMMAYO

THEME: ENJOY EVEY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE

SETTINGS: BARRIO, INSPECTOR'S HOUSE

CHARACTERS: CAMUS- HUSBAND

                           MEDING- WIFE

                           GERMAN HACIENDERO

PLOT:

             Camus work as a houseboy of the German haciendero, unfortunately before he could learn more from his master, his father wrote him to come back home right away to meet his future wife. When Camus invited in the house of superintendent he felt disappointed because the senora didn't recognize him, and the old crone told him to help at the kitchen. On the second time he was invited, but before he that while he was walking he saw a vendor who sell and ice cream,on the first time of his life he taste it and it taste good to him.

9.} A NIGHT IN THE HILLS

BY: PAZ D. RAMOS

Characters: Gerardo Luna   

                         Sotera    

                         Peregrina

                         Wife

Settings: Forest

Theme: To be contented

Plot:  

   Gerardo Luna wanted to go to the forest. He speaks of this dream of his to Ambo. His wife Died, when he was at the forest there is regret on his heart on why he go there. He sat with the young man and talked to him .He was Surprised Gerardo was reassured. He was wondering and confusedly about many things 

       

10.} THE SMALL KEY

BY: PAZ M. LAMORENA

THEME: ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD COMMUNICATION

   Characters:
                                 Pedro Buhay- husband
                                 Soledad- wife
                                Tia Maria
                                 Doc. Santos
             Setting:
                                Nipa house

PLOT:

           Pedro Buhay, a prosperous farmer, looked up from his plate and smiled at his wife as she stood framed by the doorway, the sunlight glinting on her dark hair, which was drawn back, without a relenting wave, from a rather prominent and austere brow. He gave the key to his wife. With deliberate care he untied the knot, and, detaching the big key, dropped the small one back into his pocket. She watched him fixedly as he did this. The smile left her face and strange look came into her eyes as she look the big key from him without a word together they left the dining room.

          Soledad came across a torn garment. She threaded a needle but after a few uneven stitches she pricked her finger and a crimson drop stained the white garment. Then she saw she had been mending on the wrong way. She brushed her tears with a sleeve of her camisa and abruptly stood up. The heat was stifling, and the silence in the house was beginning to be unendurable.
She looked out of the window. She wondered what was keeping Tia Maria Perhaps Pedro has forgotten to pass by her house in his hurry.

    That evening Pedro Buhay hurried home with the usual cigar dangling from his mouth; please with him and the tenants because the work in the south field has been finished. He was met by Tia Maria at the gate and was told by her that Soledad was in bed with a fever. Pedro stood by listening to the whole procedure with an expression when the doctor told him by the gate that nothing was really wrong with his wife although she seemed to be worried about something. The physician merely prescribed a day of complete test. He was trying not to be angry with his wife. He hoped it would be just an interlude that could be recalled without bitterness. She would explain sooner or later, she would be repentant.