MODULE 4: Survival

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What is the dictionary meaning of “safe house”?
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is a place where one may engage in
secret activities or take refuge.
2. What is the double meaning of the title The Safe House? Why do you this was used
for the title?
In my opinion, the safe house has two different meanings: first, it is a safe place
for rebels at the time, and second, it means to move to a more private place, as
used in Sandra Nicole Roldan's The Safe House, where the child and her family
decided to move to her grandparents.
3. Why did the narrator feel unsafe?
Because the elderly people arise, making plans something bad that will result in
something horrible.
4. What makes you feel safe? Can you relate to the narrator? Why or why not?
I feel safe when I'm with my family and my special someone. When I'm feeling
unsafe or in the shadows, their loves are always there for me to aid it.
5. Why did the man in the story have band-aids instead of nails? What does this imply
about the visitors in the house?
Those people who will oppose of the government will face the consequences of
torture and other traumatic experiences
6. Do you sympathize more with the visitors or the narrator? Why do you feel this way?
I sympathize with both visitors and the narrator because they are all victims
against the Marcos government during martial law.
7. Why did the mother leave? Do you understand this decision? Would you have left as
well? Why or why not?
The only reason the mother left the house was because she did not want to be
involved with the rebellion.
8. How does the narrator’s view of martial law differ from her father’s view? Why does
she have a different point of view?
The little girl's point of view is from the perspective of a child, which is obviously
different from her father's, who has witnessed the cruelty of Marcos' regime.
9. How does the story affect you? How do you feel about the story? How does it affect
the way you look at martial law? What did you feel about it before and after reading
the story?
It certainly influences my perspective on martial law, particularly for those who
oppose it, because, like the father, he is willing to give up himself for the sake of
our freedom. I thought it would be safe for them to stay in the safe house, where
they would be safe and protected, but they are not safe in their home.
10. Why was it necessary for the narrator to tell us that she locks the door against visitors
nowadays? What does this symbolize? Do you agree with the narrator? Why or why
not?
It is possible that the narrator detects risk in the area or their place. It could be her
intuition telling her to be careful and never to put too much faith in anybody.