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Three Rats
Time, Place, Mood
-- Evening, about nine o'clock. August. Forbes Park, a suburb near Manila. The living
room. A coffee-table in front of the sofa. On left side, a large balcony
Through which the street lights pour in. On a table near the balcony are a telephone and
A lamp. A floor-lamp beside the sofa. Magazines on the tables. The room reveals the
refined taste of the owners. The mood in the story is that it is so sad, ugly and tragic
Pity
I feel pity towards Gonzalo because despite of his loyalty towards his wife, he still gets
cheated on by her. Also, I feel pity to Gonzalo because he was betrayed by his best
friend.
I feel pity towards what happened to Nita because of losing Adrian, even though we
cannot deny the fact that they both cheated still I feel pity towards what Nita is going
through.
Fear
When Nita notices that Gonzalo uses the cup that have cyanide on it and let Adrian use
it.
I fear that Nita might lose her mind after what she witnessed, the death of Adrian.
Catharsis
When Gonzalo accepted that Nita and Adrian cheated on him, and decided to kill Adrian
and let Nita suffer while living.