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21st Century Literature QUARTER 2 | 1ST SEMESTER | 2024-2025 In a prior case, a court interpreter, Delsa Flores was fired Poverty...

21st Century Literature QUARTER 2 | 1ST SEMESTER | 2024-2025 In a prior case, a court interpreter, Delsa Flores was fired Poverty Preludes after she had failed to declare a market stall in her SALN. The Banana Heart Summer Author: Daryll Delgado senators who impeached Corona stated that the law should apply Author: Melinda Bobis to all. One can interpret the event as a victory over corruption, The story revolves around Nenita, a Filipina wife who but in the Philippines, this is not as simple as it looks. Others It is a novel that meditates on poverty, hunger, and lives in an urban area somewhere in Visayas, and her nterpret the event as a political move by the Aquino abuse, and also shows the predicament of many Filipinos sickly and unfaithful husband. The story starts at the administration to take away the obstruction blocking them from in the Philippines. Municipal Hall; where people were celebrating the prosecuting.former President Gloria Arroyo. Be that as it may, it Brings together one family's experience of hunger and Judge’s ninth death anniversary, where another man was a political exercise that showed that the checks and balances different kinds of Filipino food died while singing. in the Philippine government are alive and well, and that no one is above the law. Food mentioned in the novel Chekhov's Gun Justice ○Banana Heart in coconut milk According to the playwright Anton Chekhov, "If in the first act Author: Ralph Semino Galán ○Halo-halo ○Lengua you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put itthere' (Simon 2010). This is This poem is a reminder that government officials must ○Turon the principle of Chekhov's gun, which means that if an important realize that the votes and taxes of the Filipino people ○Jackfruit/Langka object or detail is mentioned in the text, this should play a central should not be taken for granted. ○Tomato-lemon carp with hibiscus ○Palitaw role in the plot" (Simon, 2010). Formalism ○Pili nuts ○Clams NOTES: ○Mussels The mastery of the formal elements of literature and advocates the close reading of a text when studying literature. NOTES: Public Symbols - are the symbols that are traditionally established, such as the symbol of the rose for love. Private Symbols - are the symbols that are used by the author, which can signify whatever he would want it to mean, based on Justice System how it is portrayed in text. Gender Inequalities Chief Justice Renato Corona Identity Under Philippine law, when a woman is guilty of adultery, she In December 2011, former Chief Justice Renato Corona Waiting commits a crime.while for a man, the crime is not adultery, but was impeached by the Philippine Senate, with 16 senators voting to Author: Ron Darvin concubinage. In our country there is one set of laws for women impeach him and 3 senators voting for acquittal. He was impeached this short play was first performed at the University of and another set of laws for men, which shows that laws in the because he did not declare 183 million pesos in his SALN, a public British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in November Philippines are patriarchal in nature and seem to favor men over document required for all government officials. The declaration 2014. No set is required- to stage this play. The two women. This double standard is not only seen in our laws, but in of assets and liabilities in the SALN ensures that public officials characters- Isabel, a Filipino woman in her early 40s and Philippine society as well, where one set of rules seems to prevail do not accept bribes or are not prone to corruption; the former Miguel, her 15-year old son- face the audience as they for women, while another set of rules seem to prevail for men. Chief Justice's non-declaration of assets close to 200 million recite their monologues. pesos hinted suspicion regarding the source of these funds and that these may be considered ill-gotten wealth. chia 21st Century Literature QUARTER 2 | 1ST SEMESTER | 2024-2025 A series of monologues, it tells us about the experiences of Isabel, an overseas Filipino worker who works and lives in Canada with her son, Miguel, It touches on issues that involve the Philippine diaspora and its effects on the family. According to the Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, "'There is no let-up in the number of Filipino women leaving to work abroad as domestic workers. Based on the records of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),the deployment of Filipino domestic workers abroad is increasing year to year. For the first time, newly hired household service workers (HSWs) breached the 100,000-mark (136,000 deployed in 2011). Around 70% of these HSWs went to the Middle Eastwhere conditions are harsh especially for non-skilled women workers." To be underemployed means that you are over qualified for your job, and it doesn't match your knowledge or experience Irony one of the oldest literary techniques used in literature. There is a marked difference between what is said and what is meant. 1) Verbal Irony - is when something that is said actually means the opposite. It is employed when people are sarcastic toward one another or are involved in wordplay. 2) Situational Irony- is when what we expect to happen turns out to be the opposite. 3) Dramatic Irony - is when the character, usually the protagonist, is mistaken, misled, or confused about what happened, while the audience has full knowledge of it. Goodluck!