The Mats Short Story

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The mats short story.

Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration. The mats is set somewhere before world war ii. The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana. He had special.

The story of mats by francisco arcellana is about a father who came home from working away in a distant province. Jaime angeles and nana emilia. The time setting for the action is in the afternoon. The main characters are mr.

Mats moller daehli has won 11 caps for norway. Short story analysis the mats francisco arcellana i. Saa johanne jules the homecomingthe mats written by francisco arcellana is a short story about a man depicted as a very loving and thoughtful father husband who still seemed tobe not able to move on from the unfortunate departure of his three children in this particular story the depiction of the family is about a typical big filipinofamily with family members leading out roles in a very typical filipinotraditionalist lifestyle that is. Father husband as the breadwinner andwife mother as housewife and children being loving obedient andsubmissive.

They are the parents of 11 children. It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats. It portrays close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering our loved ones who passed away. The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.

The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died. The mats has a strong attachment to the family and it tells an untold story. Bayern munich complete the signing of. Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.

Everyone was so excited. The story depicts a typical filipino family culture. The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr. As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic.

The main character in this story constantly thinks about the revenge that he could get on the police officers that falsely accused him. This story happened somewhat between 1950s up to the present time.