Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.
The mats story analysis.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the admirable literary filipino artists.
This video is a literary analysis about the short story the mats by francisco arcellana which center to the story of a family whom some members are already deceased.
The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died.
The mats is set somewhere before world war ii.
The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.
Marcelina s father comes home from a trip to manila with beautiful hand made sleeping mats for each member of his large family including the three daughters who died when they were very young.
Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and.
The story of mats by francisco arcellana is about a father who came home from working away in a distant province.
Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and discover unexpected facts in the story.
It portrays close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering our loved ones who passed away.
Everyone was so excited.
Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration.
He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone.
The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana.
The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.