Kerima Polotan-Tuvera

Born in Jolo, Sulu, she was christened Putli Kerima. Her father was an army colonel, and her mother taught home economics. Due to her father's frequent transfers in assignment, she lived in various places and studied in the public schools of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Laguna, Nueva Ecija and Rizal. She graduated from the Far Eastern University Girls' High School. In 1944, she enrolled in the University of the Philippines School of Nursing, but the Battle of Manila put a halt to her studies. In 1945, she transferred schools to Arellano University, where she attended the writing classes of Teodoro M. Locsin and edited the first issue of the Arellano Literary Review. She worked with Your Magazine, This Week and the Junior Red Cross Magazine. In 1949, she married newsman Juan Capiendo Tuvera, a childhood friend and fellow writer, [3] with whom she had 10 children, among them the fictionist Katrina Tuvera.

We have chosen Mrs. Tuvera because she gave many aspiring writers a break and supported their fledgling careers. She is considered a literary mother of the Philippines, along with fictionist Edith Tiempo, who died just two days after she passed away. Incidentally, their husbands also died just two months apart from each other in 1996. The couples were close friends. And it is only fit to give credit to an author who has done a lot to raise the bar of writers in the Philippines. What Works? The Trap (1956) The Teenager in the House The Tourists (1960) The Giants (1959) The Sounds of Sunday (1961)

What Approach?

Psychological Approach- This approach reflects the effect that modern psychology has had upon both literature and literary
criticism. Fundamental figures in psychological criticism include Sigmund Freud, whose psychoanalytic theories changed our notions of human behavior by exploring new or controversial areas like wish-fulfillment, sexuality, the unconscious, and repression as well as expanding our understanding of how language and symbols operate by demonstrating their ability to reflect unconscious fears or desires; -Her writings describe her journey as a young girl growing up and her experiences metaphorically immortalized in her works. -She doesnt pull her punches and does not mince words. Shes not worried about making enemies.-Ayee Macaraig

Historical Approach : This approach seeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual context
that produced ita context that necessarily includes the artists biography and milieu. A key goal for historical critics is to understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers. -Most of Ms.Tuveras stories were written during the Martial Law Era which shows the culture and the impact it brought to her.