Reaction of the story footnote to youth?

Answer 1

PIONTS AGAINST THE STORY OF FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH

 

Answer 2

reaction of the story footnote to youth

Answer 3

A.1  Gems in AFRO-ASIAN Literature

A.2  Copyright ,1989 by
National Book store, Inc.
Jovita  O. Calixihan &
Lucesa Y. Diano

A.3  Kalayaan Press Mktg. Ent, Inc
56 Kalayaan St. Diliman, O.C.

A.4 Jovita O. Calixihan &
       Lucesa Y. Diano


     B.1 Footnote to the Youth

     B.2 Characters of the story

a. Major Characters
1. Dodong - main character of the story who got married at the age of 17
2. Teang - regretted marrying at an early age
3. Lucio - Teang's other suitor who got married after she did and who's childless until now.

  b. Minor Characters
4. Blas - Dodong and Teang's oldest son who followed their footsteps in the end. Blas contemplated to marry Tona when he was 18
   5. Tona - woman whom Blas wants to marry

   6.. Dodong's father and mother





              
                      In the barrio
                        
  
a. climacteric – turning point

b. insolent- disrespectful

c. virility- strength


d. prod- to jab or poke


e. cursory- going rapidly over something



            
     D.1   The part of the story that I like best is when Dodong asked permission to father and mother that he wanted to marry Teang at the age of 17 because he is frightened that Teang will go to the hand of Lucio.
           Besides it is a very nice story especially for the young ones who will realized that having a marriage in young age is very difficult.
I can relate this in a real life situation that teenagers are eager to do and didn’t always obeyed the advices of their parents.
          
D.2   The story ends goes like this “When Blas was 18, he told his father that he would marry Tona. Dodong did not object, but tried to make Blas think twice before rushing to marriage - because Dodong doesn't want Blas to end up like him.’
In general Blas follows the footstep of his parents which is to get married early to his childhood friend Tona. In that time Dodong explained to his son what are risks waiting of being to marry at young age. He shares his experiences the dilemmas that they encounter of her mother.  And He just reminded Blas that he is still very young to get married and might as well think twice before rushing to marriage.
Despite this, Dodong did not - and could not - stop Blas from marrying Tona. Therefore, he didn't object. Instead,