Literature Jan Adrian Talosig

Letter to Pedro
In the poem “Letter to Pedro” there are values that are showed but
some are being ignored. In the first stanza the writer tells us that they
have buried the cat that have died. On the act that they did show respect
and love for the animal and with this values there would be harmony
living to all of us. And the values I saw are the concern of the people to
the farmers to make their living easier. But the farmers forgot to become
thrifty. They spend their money on useless things rather than spending it
on the things that will be more helpful to them. We should be thrifty so
that if we need something important we can buy it. And also the values
that being forgotten in the poem is the Love to God. The people are being
lazy and they forgot the main purpose of taking a mass and that is to
pray to God. We should communicate to God so that our living will be
blessed.
In the poem the character that shows importance is Pedro/Pete. He

is the character on the poem where the letter was sent to. Pedro is the
man who used to live in a barrio but has now become a n American
citizen. The symbolism of Pedro in our society for today is that he is the
person who goes abroad or what we also called OFW “overseas Filipino
worker”. They are also called our heroes because they go abroad for work
so that they can save money to spend for their family. Our overseas
Filipino workers not only help their family grow but they also help our
country. Overseas Filipino Workers contribute to the growth of our
economy through their remittances.
Borderless World
In the text that I have read, it is entitled the Borderless

World. In her own point of view the world has no boundaries. In
our modern living today we can now go to other parts of the world
easily. And in the text the narrator is claiming that she is a pure
Filipino but I beg to disagree. For me she is a Filipino citizen but
not pure Filipino. She is not pure Filipino because her mother is
Chinese descent and her father is a quarter Spanish but her heart is
in being a Filipino. There are also part that tells us that the
employment here in the Philippines is very low. There are lots of
college graduates but there are no job opportunities in the
Philippines that is why they opt to go abroad to find a job. But
some people are experiencing underemployment. They finished
nursing in college but they ended up being a cashier in a
pharmacy. But being outside our country and working in other
countries also have advantages. First, if we live in other countries
we can travel and tour and see different sceneries. Second, we can
learn new things like other dialects and culture. Third, if we go
abroad we can make new friends or else find true love. Fourth, we
can help our economy grow. Fifth, the main purpose of going
abroad is having a work and save money for their family who are
left in the Philippines. At the last part, she said that it is better
being home than being outside the country having a good life.
Wedding Dance
In the story, the culture of awiyao and lumnay is very strict

and not taking seriously the sacredness of marriage. Awiyao is
being remarried to other woman because he should have a child
that will be ruling on the next generation and for lumnay she
should give a child to his husband if not the man will find another
woman for them to have a child. Women in their tribe are treated
like fruit barer or the one who should give child to the man. They
are like using the women for the future of the village. It shows here
that our culture influence out decisions in life. Like the Filipino
diaspora, we want to live here in the Philippines and have a good
life but instead because of our culture they push us to go to other
country and live there because they said that it is better to live in
other country than living here in the Philippines. In the story the
quote “love conquers all” is not shown. The love was being ignored
because of our obligations in life. In life we made decisions that
even ourselves doesn’t agree but we have no choice but to do it. It is
not about being hard headed but it is all about doing what is good
for other people and for the sake of the whole tribe. If I am in that
situation I don’t know what to do. Having child is like a symbol of
love, it is a fruit of love of a couple who love each other. A child in
our culture is a blessing that should be cherished and blessed.
My family’s slave
In the text that I have read, it talks about slavery.

Slavery is the act of making someone to be your personal
assistant or slave. In the story it says that a Filipino was
brought to be a slave. She served a rich family and they would
not give her money as her should be compensation because of
the fact that she is a slave. She worked for the rich family for
free. She is treated like an object and like a property where
they can do what they want to her. She has no choice but to
obey the demands of the rich family otherwise she will be
killed. In their island, having a slave is very popular. But
nowadays, slavery no longer exists. We now have rights to
protect ourselves from injustices. There are also laws that
make us equal to other people. Slavery is like a shackle that
controls the rights of a person to live. That’s why we should
protect our freedom, we should not let anyone command us
what to do. However, we should also take into consideration
our limitations in claiming our freedom.
The Avocado Tree
In the story, it tells about our hardship in life. In life there are
lot of trials and challenges that God wants us to face. God gave us
these trials in our life not because He hates us but it’s because God
love us all. Trials are indeed difficult to conquer but once you have
surpassed all those things, it makes us stronger and much more
capable than we are before. In life, once we face trials we shouldn’t
be sad about it. We shouldn’t let ourselves think of it as a bad luck
instead we should think that there is someone testing us if we are
smart enough to surpass the challenge. Some think that once we
face a hardship it is already the end of our life but actually it is
not, because it is just a part of it. We have different ways on how
to deal with trials. Some would take it negatively but others would
take it as a gift. We should be thankful on what the Lord is giving
us. He gave us this life, therefore we should be thankful that we are
alive and moving in this world that God has created. Hardship is
not permanent but the knowledge to surpass the hardship is
permanent. We don’t lose something on hardship but we gain
something on it.
Amira
To the woman who brought me to this world
Me saying I love you is the only thing that you want to be

heard
I will always love you until my eyes go blurred
Until my back hurts and it curved
In times of war and anger
You have things and actions that I can’t bear
But hurting you is something i wouldn’t dare
My care for you mother will always be there
A mother’s love is everlasting
They always want kissing and hugging
Every step in my life I know you’re watching
Always be by my side so that I will continue growing

Magnificence
In this letter I’d like to tell to all the woman in the world that you
are all beautiful and equal to all men. Some of the girls are abused
by boys because boys are stronger than girls. When we are talking
about brute force it is indeed boys are stronger than girls but for
me there are also times that girls are more capable than boys.
That’s why for all the girls in the world, don't let other people
belittle you. And to all the boys we shouldn't think that we are
much higher than girls because God made us all to be equal. Gender
is just a role, living your life is what really matters.

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Letter to Pedro

In the poem the character that shows importance is Pedro/Pete. He

In the text that I have read, it is entitled the Borderless

In the story, the culture of awiyao and lumnay is very strict

In the text that I have read, it talks about slavery.

To the woman who brought me to this world

Me saying I love you is the only thing that you want to be

I will always love you until my eyes go blurred

Until my back hurts and it curved

In times of war and anger

You have things and actions that I can’t bear

But hurting you is something i wouldn’t dare

My care for you mother will always be there

A mother’s love is everlasting

They always want kissing and hugging

Every step in my life I know you’re watching

Always be by my side so that I will continue growing

is just a role, living your life is what really matters.

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