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ee Wot isan Apple is-a ‘play writlen by: ta Fo wie,
“Als Florentino tt fevolves. around the’ story oF a poor Fam ly
Comprising Mario, the Father ; Gloria, the wipe glia their child,
2 and Pablo wholis’ Mario’s Fiflend. Mario strives hard working te
provide _for.hisstamily but was: fired because of stealing “an h
apple en he Was Supposed 4 give: touhis daughter: Ungorta=
nately ‘in: the story; Marios bag learned aloouk what hedid
“Gay took the. apple $01 evdente 5 hence . lost shis job and |
stil did’ not get ie apple which he stol S
Mario tried +40 keep his oe from! this. wie but
Gloria found out when chelatkes for mony Pom him +» buy
biscuits ot dhe daughter Tita who was sick.at that time.
Mario at “plesk denied and told-alibis to his wife When:he Said
he hae no mores legt:- But ginally, he told hee the tnuth that
he Was’ fired over stealing an apple. * ge
For the sudden turn oF + cleats Pablo; whois Marios friend
angio part o¢ his: past lige, is. lack again bo their lives 1 ‘ab ter:
Matio- asked tor his help When she's nage else to 90 apter
getting fled trom his bs Mario and Pablo were involved iin
Some. * monkey busines ih the past andit.was-when Gloria
acrived in Macio’s lige tnat he chose to let go_ oF that bad
Side of him and rie to live a sitmple. lige the fighteul may.
Now that their daughter. | is sick ‘qnd he lost his job, Mario
thinks. that: he has nowhere elte 40.90. Vuk ask Pabb-to dake
him Wack and retuen-to doing bad things again to gekmoney.
Gloria Felt so helpless when this hime she can no me :
eete Mai from going back | uk vit Rablo-. a fins can do
Picea
: out of despair.
/ oe story usec both the Moral / Humarishic Approach ae
| the same time Cultural Approach. 1+ uses Mora|/ Humanistic!
Apprach becuse it tallxe about Marios Eve wil] to choose
| Vodhuteen geod ond evil whether to onibinus, lve! Poorly but
rigattuly or to by alole to provide a. good lige. to his Fait ily. but
| tet Wa. tightPul Way. |: ; sath pniat
the stony aloo twice the’ Cultural Approach because it E depicts
| te elements: OF the Filipino culture. which Include some Filipino!
Values:-nores. and botiggs. tk is also-shownin the Story the
| Common ‘filipino stichire which is "patriawhal in authority.
] Meaning, the hasband isthe head of the family he sets the rules
and he is the one. who provides ‘ror the amily The Wife oe
; the other hand stays. at-home andiis-in Hee of the Pause
i hold, and! takes: caret the children.
Another “element op Filipino culture ‘shun in a sto
the Filipino values. Seueral Filipino Values. are. depicted in the
story chet as! thet % ae na lool which Mario has for |
Pablo: the “bahala na" or. *kagit Sa patalim which: is.showhn
when’ Mario decded. 10.40 bad. to ised work with ‘Pable-
and lastly , the love tor: “amily, which is very evident inthe
- tilpinos are known for their great isis por family:
Flos toouldido anything ave vag for the eamily’s
Sake. Tho the story Mario loves a ne for his Baer
somuch that his. ‘each ieedesiohertevenithe cannot’ give
what she’ detires: “When his: daughter ‘asked chim +o: buy
her one“ delicions:! apple that ea Sasclolonedepi inne)
bysai ee one day bis heart broke when jas ‘could
nt aprorsite Vay heaioneis|+ war Mre Very teasen why.
he hadi stolen an ‘apple at work which cost! him his job.St widen (etgeaonencnon fot ang
my, daughter!” this Vine ctruck me the most. It shows haw grea -
a Fatner's love or his daughter is- Wt poine me to tead this 4
Single Vine and I was oe to reflect on how Ungar lige is to
Some people. Tam very grater) that I was bon 42.4 family
wherein we can eat three to five times/megls_a day including —
Snacks. Althoug hy amily | is not rich , laut mi parents Can
Provide me -— my sins with our needs and Lainie: think TS
that makes me ae Sut just as the saying goes it is nobody
Fault tobe born Poor but staying poor isa choice. It i Is jus 5 S
really o matter Of determinations (acon neem cma oi
will de “dirty works ust to gat ridh. What 1 mean ic to
taetraenana just Focus on eae goals bearyse lite is a
Journey. No one er what yethure holds.