Besides bringing home a large amount of fruit mr.
The mats story characters.
For the angeles family mr.
He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone.
The story talks about a typical filipino family culture that portrays the close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering the family members who passed away.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.
The mats by francisco arcellana.
The mats has a strong attachment to the family and it tells an untold story.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the admirable literary filipino artists.
The story of mats by francisco arcellana is about a father who came home from working away in a distant province.
Characters in the mats mr.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.
Jaime angeles and nana emilia.
Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.
The story revolves on the mat.
Marcelina s father comes home from a trip to manila with beautiful hand mad.
Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration.
The short story moved me and made me a bit depressed.
Angeles brings home sleeping mats as presents for his family.
It reminded me of my beloved father who passed away a year ago from a lung cancer.
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They are the parents of 11 children.
Angeles marcelina jose antonio juan jesus susanna and alfonso children of mr.
The mats is set somewhere before world war ii.
Angeles jaime the head of angeles family emilia miling wife of mr.
The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.
Angeles is a character in the book the mats by francisco arcellana.
The mats by fransisco arcellana was a seven page short story published in 1951.
The story begins with the.
But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more memorable than say of the others.