The Landscape of Philippine FIction

The Landscape of Philippine Fiction

What is irony?

• VERBAL IRONY When what is said by the character is not what he or she originally meant

• SITUATIONAL IRONY When the actual outcome of a situation is different from the expected

• DRAMATIC IRONY When the readers know more than the characters in the story.

At the end of this lesson,students are able to:

• Appreciate the contributions of the canonical Filipino writers to the development of national literature.

• Infer literary meaning from literal language based on usage.

• Explain the litrary,biographical,lingustics and sociocultural contexts and discuss how they enhance the text's meaning and enrich understanding of the literary piece

• Fiction-a story that is entirely made up and is not true.

• At times, fiction may resemble reality but it is purely circumstantial.

• Examples:Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo,The God Stealer

Elements of Fiction

• Character: the one you relate with, converse with or listen to the thoughts of.

• This character and the way he or she changes in the story progresses become thr driving force of fiction-the reason that you as a reader will be interested or disinterested as you read.

• Symbolism-a short story may use a character, object, or event to signify something else from the original meaning.

Who Is F. Sionil Jose?

• At 95 years old, F. Sionil Jose has lived through 15 Philippine presidents including Manuel Quezon.

• Sionil Jose is one of the most celebrated authors in the Philippines. He is best known for his novels and short stories that depict class struggles in Filipino society. 

• After World War II, he dropped out of the University of Santo Tomas to pursue his writing career.

• 1947-staff member at the publication Commonweal

• 1948- worked as assistant editor of the U.S. Information Agency

• 1957-he became the associate editor of the Manila Times Sunday Magazin

About the Author:F. Sionil Jose

• Francisco Sionil José’s novels, short stories and non-fiction works highlight the social underpinnings, class struggles and colonial history of Filipino society.

• In 1949, José has written more than 35 books, translated into more than 20 languages and published worldwide.

• Jose is a recipient of several Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for his works: The God Stealer (1959), Arbol de Fuego (1980), Mass (1981), and A Scenario for Philipppine Rannaissance (1979).

Open Ended

Who are the characters of this story?

Open Ended

How have they changed throughout the story?

Open Ended

What did Sam want and how did he get it?

Open Ended

What did Philip want and how did he get it?

• This intention sets the plot for the short story, wherein you see how well-rounded the protagonist is and what he or she is capable of doing just to get what he or she desires.

• Depending on the outcome of the story, the character may either triumph or fail, and seeing how the character reacts to these changes also sets the tone for the climax, until the short story is concluded.

Discuss the plot of the story and present it in class

Group1:introduction

Group 2:Rising action

Group 3:Climax

Group 4:Falling Action

Group 5:Conclusion

Groups:

• Group 1:Ivan,Joemar,Bea,Soon,Sharize

• Group 2:Jan Alec,John Rafael,Daniel,Redgjeeh,Lara,Desiree

• Group 3:Sean,Nathan,Andre,Jezia,Julianna

• Group 4:Keane,Charles,Matthiu,Esmeralda,Sophia

• Group 5:John Benedict,Angelo,Olivier,Lucky,Tasha

Symbols:

• Grandfather symbolizes time, the old days

  
  

• Sadek represents Filipinos who stay loyal to their culture.

• Banaue Rice Terraces symbol of patience and hardwork of our Ifugao ancestors.

• Philip-symbolizes a man who had forgotten his roots.