21st Literature Reviewer
- a manila girl who studied
Puppy Love
by: Francisco Sionil Jose
CHARACTERS:
Jacobo Salcedo aka “JAKE”
- a successful and rich lawyer
but came from a poor family
(bamboo house at San Jacinto)
FATHER- raised fighting cocks;
drunkard
MOTHER- sells fish/salt;
plays jueteng
Gina Garcia aka “Gina Reyes”
(as hostess)
- brownish hair, mestiza,
dark eyes,
nice voice, fluent in Spanish,
loves to read novels esp.
romances… (Wuthering Heights)
- came from a rich family who
owns a big hacienda (San
Jacinto) but lost their
wealth due to war, their debts
& his father's mistresses &
illegitimate children
Lito Garcia
- Gina's older brother;
mestizo Jacobo's bestfriend
and classmate during
elementary
Carlos Cobello
- owner of Cobello Fortune
(law firm) Jacobo's best
friend since college one of
the country's richest man
Jenny
college in California.
Looks like Gina. Jake married
Jenny because she looked like
Gina, but as time goes on, HE
really learned to love her
truly…
SETTING:
- Town of San Jacinto
“children (rich and poor) go
to the same public school to
learn & play together.”
- The Garcia Family were the
wealthiest in town. Antonio
Garcia was the patriarch.
- And they called it “Puppy
Love” because it refers to
falling in love at a very
young age…
- The feeling was there for a
long time but it wasn't a TRUE
LOVE after all…
LESSONS OF THE STORY:
*Opportunity hardly comes
twice:
- When Jacobo met Gina again,
he should have revealed
himself to her right away and
tell her about his feelings.
But he just wasted every
opportunity to tell her
whenever they are together.
Until the time came that
everything is lost and he
cannot find her anymore...
*Nothing lasts forever:
- No matter we say that the - Diana’s almost fiancee, in
love of Jacobo lasted for so Columbia law school
many years, still he ended up
marrying another girl whom he
didnt love at first but soon, Deanna
he learned to love him more.
Until the time came that he - Dmitry’s new girl friend
completely forget about his
feelings to Gina and became
faithful and loyal to Jenny. Gabby
- Voice of Diana’s cell phone

*Life goes on:

- There must be no regrets TIME:
because life must go on and we
have to face each new day with - The Present, almost
hope. lunchtime.
- We should be thankful of
everything that happens to us
good or bad because through PLACE:
this, we become mature to
- A cell phone store just
handle situations & learn
across from Central Park.
lessons in life and love.
Springtime, early May.

Get The Message

Please Pass the Salt
By: Coni Ciongoli
By: Debbie Wiess
Koepfinger

Characters:
Characters:
Father
Diana Dorn
- man, late 30’s - 50’s
- unhappy customer, talented,
unemployed actress, early
40’s, single
Mother
- woman, similar age as Father
Catherine Cutter aka “COOKIE”
Son
- new sales rep at T-Cosmic
- teenage boy
Mobile, playwright, mid-50s,
married with grown children
Daughter
Dmitry Stanoslaw - teenage girl

Scene:
- Dinner time, a home anywhere.
A family (Father, mother and
their teenage son and
daughter) sits around a large
table set for dinner. The
family members silently serve
themselves and fill their
glasses, and then begin to
eat.
Props:
- The only props that are
required are a Salt Shaker,
which should be placed at the
Son’s end of the table, and
four “smart” phones or other
devices.
4 CRITICISMS
Moral
- is a type of
literary critique. that
judges the value of the
literature based on
its moral lessons or ethical
teachings.
Feminist
- focuses on how literature
has represented women and
relationships between women
and men, drawing attention to
how women have been
marginalized and denied a
voice of their own in much of
canonical literature, and to
how literature reflects
society's prevailing
ideological assumptions with
regard to gender and power.
MARXIST
- a social, political, and
economic philosophy named
after Karl Marx, which
examines the effect
of capitalism on labor,
productivity, and economic
development and argues for a
worker revolution to overturn
capitalism in favor of
communism.
FORMALIST
- is defined as a
literary criticism approach
which provides readers with a
way to understand and enjoy a
work for its own inherent
value as a piece of literary
art.
HAMILTON ACT 2
Characters:
Alexander Hamilton
- is the protagonist of the
musical. The entire show
follows his rise and fall
during the American
Revolution and the beginning
of the American nation. Born
on an island in the Caribbean
to a poor family and
eventually orphaned,
Hamilton had a rough
childhood that he is
ambitious to overcome. At
nineteen he goes to America to
get an education. Smart and
extremely motivated,
Hamilton does everything
necessary to “rise” and earn
the respect and authority he
feels he deserves. He is a
scrappy, ingenious, and
opinionated man. His writing
brings him a lot of attention,
as does his tendency to argue
with just about everyone.
Passionate and opinionated,
Hamilton frequently
criticizes Aaron Burr for not
being committed to any
beliefs, and the pair share a
respectful but contentious
friendship.
- Hamilton becomes George
Washington’s right-hand man
during the Revolutionary War,
and therefore is integral to
the American colonists'
victory over the British.
After the war, Hamilton
serves as the first Secretary
of the Treasury. He is
immediately removed from the
president’s cabinet after
John Adams is elected, but his
influence on the nation was
long-lasting. Hamilton was
responsible for the structure
of the American financial
system, as well as creating
the coast guard and the
newspaper The New York Post.
At the end of the play, he dies
in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Aaron Burr
- The main antagonist of the
musical, is described as one
of Hamilton’s first friends
in America. Though the two of
them argue during the first
act of the musical, they still
consider each other friends,
until Hamilton’s career
continuously moved forward
and Burr’s stagnates. When
Hamilton endorses Thomas
Jefferson for President
instead of Burr, Burr becomes
so enraged that he challenges
Hamilton to a duel, during
which he shoots and kills his
adversary. Shortly afterward,
Burr expresses regret at
killing Hamilton.
- Though he is the antagonist
of the musical, Burr is a
sympathetic and complex
character. He is similar to
Hamilton in that he is
intelligent and motivated and
wants to be an influential
figure in the new nation. He
is different because instead
of tackling everything
head-on with passion, Burr
waits and sees how things will
turn out before taking action.
Throughout the musical,
Hamilton accuses him of being
wishy-washy and not having
strong values. Before his
duel with Hamilton, Burr
switches parties just to run
for a seat in the Senate,
which would advance his
position. This action is
emblematic of Burr's
disingenuousness and
political strategizing.
George Washington
- is a general during the
American Revolution and the
first President of the United
States. During the war he is
often frustrated with the
colonial troops for being so
weak and afraid. Instead of
stepping forward to meet the
enemy, they step backward to
shoot from afar. Washington
acts as a sort of mentor for
Hamilton, and comes to depend
on Hamilton as his right-hand
man. He dies sometime after
his second term as president,
predeceasing Hamilton.
Elizabeth "Eliza"
Schuyler
- Eliza is one of the three
wealthy Schuyler sisters from
New York. She falls in love
with Alexander the moment she
sees him, and they soon marry.
Eliza, the “best of wives and
best of women,” is described
as being reserved, trusting,
and kind. When Hamilton
reveals that he has had an
affair, Eliza is very
disappointed and angry with
him, and sings a passionate
ballad about destroying her
and Hamilton's love letters.
When Hamilton dies she honors
his memory by doing
everything she thinks he
would have done if he had had
more time. She interviews
every soldier who fought with
him, tries to make sense of
thousands of pages of his
writing, raises funds for the
Washington Monument, speaks
out against slavery, and
opens the first private
orphanage in New York City.
Eliza is a loving and loyal
woman to Alexander Hamilton,
but she is also passionate and
fierce in her convictions in
her own right.
Angelica Schuyler
- Portrayed as an intelligent
and witty social butterfly,
Angelica falls in love with
Alexander Hamilton, but is
obliged by her family to marry
a wealthier man. She
introduces Hamilton to her
sister, Eliza, at a ball, and
holds out an affection for him
even after marrying a
different man. It is
suggested that Hamilton also
loves Angelica, but this is
not confirmed. He writes a
letter to Angelica in which he
opens, “My Dearest,
Angelica.” Angelica is deeply
disappointed in Hamilton when
he has an affair, but she
forgives him after he
reconciles with Eliza, and
she is by his side when he
dies.
John Laurens
- John Laurens becomes good
friends with Hamilton. He
works to end slavery and
creates the first black
battalion, which fought in
the American Revolution in
exchange for freedom. When
Washington forbids Hamilton
from dueling Charles Lee,
Laurens does it instead. He
dies sometime during the
Revolution.
Thomas Jefferson
- In 1789, Thomas Jefferson
returns to America from
France and immediately
becomes the first Secretary
of State. He disagrees with
Hamilton on every possible
political issue and fights
for state rights, protecting
the interests of the South.
Threatened by Hamilton’s
power, Jefferson tries to
find something illegal that
Hamilton has done to get him
in trouble, but only uncovers
the sex scandal with Maria
Reynolds, which Hamilton
publicly admits to before
Jefferson can use it against
him. Jefferson runs for
president when Washington
steps down. He loses to John
Adams, but runs again the
following election and wins,
due to Hamilton’s
endorsement.
- In the musical, Jefferson is
portrayed as a charming and
flamboyant, but somewhat
careless individual. He
returns just after the war has
ended, having played no part
in the revolution, and brags
about his foppish womanizing
ways. While he is not an
antagonist explicitly, he is
the antithesis of Hamilton in
many ways.
Philip Hamilton
- Alexander and Eliza’s
oldest son, Philip, is a
self-proclaimed poet. He
learns French and piano from
his mother, and inherits his
father's intelligence and
charm. He dies in a duel,
defending his father’s honor.
Maria Reynolds
- Mistreated by her husband,
Maria Reynolds appeals to
Hamilton and has a month-long
affair with him. This scandal
is one of the key events that
contribute to Hamilton’s
career decline. Maria is a
seductress and femme fatale
of sorts.
King George III
The King of England, George is
the monarch against whom the
colonists are rebelling.
George occasionally makes an
appearance in the play to
delivers a message, for
example, threatening the
colonists with death unless
they remain loyal to the crown.
His charming and upbeat
manner contrasts with his
often nefarious and chilling
messages.
George Eacker
- is a New York lawyer who
makes a speech disparaging
Alexander Hamilton. He agrees
to a duel with Philip Hamilton
over these remarks. In the
duel, which takes place at
Weehawken, New Jersey, Eacker
dishonorably shoots and kills
Philip, who was aiming his
pistol at the sky, a sign
meant to show the shooter's
intent to throw away their
shot.
STORYLINE:
- Act 2 begins in 1789.
“Take a Break”
- Hamilton begins working at
home, and Eliza reminds him
that it’s Phillip’s ninth
birthday. She tells him that
Phillip has something to show
him. He performs a short rap,
which amazes Hamilton. Eliza
then asks Hamilton if he wants
to accompany her on vacation
upstate at her father’s home.
Hamilton refuses, saying that
he has to work on his plan for
Congress. In England,
Angelica fawns over the last
letter Hamilton sent her, in
which he wrote “My Dearest,
Angelica…”; she is excited by
the fact that by placing the
comma where he did, Hamilton
has referred to her as his
“dearest.” She also advises
him to convince Jefferson of
his plan in order for Congress
to accept it. When she arrives,
though she is excited to see
Eliza, she is saddened that
Hamilton won’t be joining
them and tries to convince him
otherwise. In the end, the
Schuyler sisters end up
leaving without him.
“Say No To This”
- While Eliza is on vacation,
Hamilton is visited by Maria
Reynolds, who claims her
husband is mistreating her.
Hamilton offers her some
money and walks her home. When
they arrive at her house, she
invites him inside and
seduces him. They begin to
have an affair. Maria’s
husband James Reynolds
blackmails Hamilton into
paying him money. Hamilton is
furious with Maria. However,
he pays Reynolds the money he
requested.
“The Room Where It
Happens”
Hamilton talks with Burr,
tells him that he’ll be
yielding Burr’s old advice to
“talk less, smile more” to get
his plan approved. Hamilton
then has to leave to discuss
his plan with Jefferson and
Madison over a private dinner,
and resulting in the
Compromise of 1790 giving
support to Hamilton’s
financial plan in exchange
for moving the United
States capital from New York
to Virginia (eventually
becoming Washington, DC).
Burr comments on how no one
besides the men who were in
the meeting know how
decisions were made. Burr is
envious of Hamilton’s sway in
the government and wishes he
had similar power.
“One Last Time”
- Washington tells Hamilton
that Jefferson has resigned
from his position in
government. Hamilton
promises to ruin Jefferson,
but then Washington clarifies
that Jefferson is running for
President, and that
Washington himself is
stepping down. Hamilton is
shocked, but Washington
convinces him that it is the
right thing to do, and they
write a farewell address.
“I Know Him”
- In England, King George III
receives news about George
Washington’s step down from
leadership, and was unaware
that someone could resign
from power. He is then told
about the new president, John
Adams, and refers to him as
“that little guy that spoke to
me.” George then exits
merrily, ready for the United
States to fall under Adams’
leadership.
“Hurricane”
- Hamilton, still worried
that they will tell, thinks
about how writing openly and
honestly has saved him in the
past.
“Burn”
- Eliza then takes herself out
of the narrative by burning
all of the letters,
destroying Hamilton’s chance
at redemption and keeping the
world from knowing how she
reacted.
“Who Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story”
- Everyone congregates for
the epilogue. Washington
enters and poses the same
advice about history he once
gave to Hamilton, “you have no
control over who lives, who
dies, who tells your story.”
Jefferson and Madison laud
Hamilton’s genius despite
their disagreements, while
Angelica and Burr wonder how
Hamilton will be remembered.
Eliza then enters. She
explains how she tells her
husband’s story over the next
fifty years she lives. She
tries to organize and make
sense of Hamilton’s thousands
of writings, interviews every
soldier who fought with him,
raises funds for the
Washington monument, speaks
out against slavery, and
founds the first private
orphanage in New York City.
She still frets that she has
not done enough, and then says
she can’t wait to see Hamilton
again. Hamilton then joins
her and beckons her forward.
She gazes with awe out into
some blissful beyond as
everyone asks who will tell
her story, and the show ends
as they ask the audience the
same question.