The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.
The mats literary analysis.
Most of the time the mat was kept in nana emilia s trunk and when it was taken out and spread on the floor the children were always around to watch.
Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration.
But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more.
The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr.
Angeles to see the mat spread.
The number of watchers increased as more children came.
Then a child a girl watched with them.
The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died.
The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.
Published on jan 6 2019 this video is a literary analysis about the short story the mats by francisco arcellana which center to the story of a family whom some members are already deceased.
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The story talks about a typical filipino family culture that portrays the close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering the family members who passed away.
At first there had been only nana emilia and mr.
A literary analysis essay is not a rhetorical analysis nor is it just a summary of the plot or a book review.
It portrays close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering our loved ones who passed away.
Instead it is a type of argumentative essay where you need to analyze elements such as the language perspective and structure of the text and explain how the author uses literary devices to create effects and convey ideas.
The mats by francisco arcellana some writers don t just describe their characters directly but instead they allow the readers to find it out from the 2014 01.