The Mats Full Story

The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.

The mats full story.

The short story moved me and made me a bit depressed. I like the feel of mats antonio the third child said. A summary of the story entitled the mats by francisco arcellana. This story happened somewhat between 1950s up to the present time.

Talk about the mats flared up again like wildfire. The mats is set somewhere before world war ii. I like the smell of new mats oh but these mats are different interposed susanna the fifth child. Read 8 reviews from the world s largest community for readers.

Marcelina s father comes home from a trip to manila with beautiful hand mad. There is no specific season for the said story but the story evolves in the evening. 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. Nana emilias house b.

It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats. The letter was read aloud during the noon meal. The mats francisco arcellana i. The time setting for the action is in the afternoon.

It reminded me of my beloved father who passed away a year ago from a lung cancer.