The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died.
The mats story analysis.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.
The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.
Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.
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.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the admirable literary filipino artists.
But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.
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.
It portrays close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering our loved ones who passed away.
As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic inspection tours on the families farm lands in the marivales in the province of bataan.
Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration.
He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone.
Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and.
The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana.
Everyone was so excited.
The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr.
Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and discover unexpected facts in the story.