21st Literature

   The story Boy Named Crow is an excerpt/part from Kafka on the Shore by a japanese author named Haruki Murakami .He is one of the popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. His work is best know as 'easily accessible, yet profoundly complex. His work is a 2002 novel that has been published in Shinchosa, Japan.     This piece of work is one of the best novel that can be a model to many teenager who are planning to run away from their home and experiencing some family problem.      The boy named Kafka is planning to run away from his home in Tokyo, because of his mother and sister. He talks about his plans with his imaginary friend/alternate ego which is the boy named Crow. After that day is his fifteenth birthday and he has taken an big amount of money from his father. Crow warns Kafka that he will face many trials on his journey, and he must be the strongest and toughest teenager ever to survive it.      The excerpt from Kafka on the shore entitled, The Boy Name

The Boy named Crow

Iyong ikiskis saakin ang mahaba't matigas,  tinig na maganda sa pandinig ay lalabas. -Violin Ipinapasok,  inilalabas Masakit kung matigas,  ituloy mo't may lalabas, puti      na madulas   -Toothbrush na may toothpaste                     Pinilit na binili, saka ipinambigti            -Necktie Dala mo dala ka, dala ka ng iyong dala   - Sapatos Bulaklak muna ang dapat gawin, bago makain      -Saging

Title : Fray Botod Autho r: Graciano Lopez Jaena Main Character : Fray Botod - a cruel, greedy, lazy, and lustful friar. Settings : Philippines during the Spanish Era Point of View : Second Person Point of View (most likely in the author's persona) Theme : Satire on the Spanish Friars Summary :Fray Botod is an embodiment of a typical Spanish Friar's characteristics. In each part of the character sketch, there were certain scenarios that highlighted a key trait of Fray Botod( a bad traits).   Fray Botod is a meaningful and useful story that criticized the Spanish people particularly the priest because they are greedy in everything.   We are colonized by the Spaniards and the priest because of their are power in the society that time.They control us so that I understand why Spanish priest use his position to hurt Filipino people like giving a threat or penalty to the students. having a relationship to others. The priest don't do his responsibility very well

Main Characters: Alfredo Salazar - son of Don Julian and a bachelor Ezperanza - wife of Alfredo and a fortunate woman who has the gift of uniformly beauty Julia Salas - the other girl of Alfredo and sister in law of Judge Del Valle Setting:        ·   House of Don Julian ·           House of Jugde Del Valle ·           Church of Our Lady Of Sorrow ·           Calle Real Theme :  Forbidden Love Point of view :  3 rd  person point of view Conflict: ·           Man Vs Himself o     He needs to decide wisely because one wrong decision can affect his future ·           Man Vs Society o     Because he is afraid of what the other people say about him without knowing his side Plot: Expostion - Alfredo’s family talked about the engagement of  Alfredo and Esperanza Rising Action -When Alfredo meet Julias Salas and developed their feelings for each other Climax - When Julia Salas found out the engagement of  Alfredo and Esperanza Falling Action -Julia Salas sa

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