NAME/COURSE: Bartolome, John Henry Q.

BSBA MM2 SCORE: __________________

A. Differentiate the two texts in terms of the aspects indicated below:

Liham ni Pinay Letter to Pete

1. Major Characters Guro, Ina, Asawa, Tatay, Anak Pedro also called Pete, Simeona, Miguel, Tasyo, Mayor’s son,
Konga, Julia and Islaw/ Stanley.

2. Setting
Time Linggo Sunday
Place Brunei His old home
3. Societal Issues Role of men and women in the society The Poem suggests a lot of problems as the mayor keeps
(in phrases only) getting rich and the farmers are still poor.
4. Major Details Working abroad is a big sacrifice. The poem ultimately serves as a letter of awakening to the on-
Four (4) sentences going crisis the Philippines is facing because of the
unwillingness for its people to be the instigators of the change
the country desperately needs to solve its problems by staying
in the Philippines and helping life it up from its degradation.
This shows how heroic mothers can be. the author presents powerful melancholic imagery of the past
relationship between the author and Pete or Pedro.
Pinay’s decision to work abroad is a true act of courage. The author of the letter also enforces blatant satire in his
descriptions of the old town because of the images of
hegemonies, corruption, colonial mentality, poverty,
prostitution, death and secularization present in Philippine
society.
 a woman that prioritizes her children over everything, even
over the norms of the society.
5. Point of View This poem about Pinay raises awareness to the younger
generation, especially female teenagers, in topics
concerning the roles of man and woman in a household. As
for me, it gives millennials the courage to destroy the norms
and makes them believe that society’s expectations should
not define you in any way
6. Letter Sender Filipino mother
7. Theme Ang mga babae ay dapat nating respituhin dahil meron din
silang Karapatan at Karapatan nilang maging malaya at
dapat din nating silang tulungan sa gawaing bahay
The double persona of Pedro and Pete is the author’s
irony intrinsically tying the person being spoken, to his
origin
The Poem mainly concerns about a man who moved to the US
with a western wife and his friend who was sending a letter his
way. His friend updates him on the things that happened in his
old home.
Pedro/ Pete
Colonial Mentally among the Filipinos

Cite one issue in each of the texts and discuss how could you personally help in solving it.

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