by Celso Almadin Carunungan
Characters:
Crispin - a young man from barrio San Pablo
Uncle Ciano and Aunt Clara - relatives in the Philippines
Linda - Crispin’s cousin
Richard Cooper - An American airman
Uncle Pete and Aunt Sally - Crispin’s relatives in US
Estrellita - girl from US that Crispin loves
The Story:
There was a young man named Crispin, son of Mang Tomas who is inclined in a coconut farm. As he grow, he do little help in the farm with his father, felt young love to his childhood friend Rosa but in love to another young man Andres in their barrio.
He decides to forget Rosa and amazed with the story of his cousin Linda about Manila. But that time is wartime, there was a young American airman Richard Cooper, who had gun shot by the Japanese and luckily he reach the mountains of San Pablo. Mang Tomas with the rest of their family not hesitate to help Richard and let him stay with them until he was recovered and ready to leave them. Richard writes to his parents to tell what happened to him and how Crispin and his Uncle Mang Ciano and family take care of him. Sad news came that Richard was killed in Leyte on MacArthur’s troop assault.
Crispin got surprised when Richard’s family sent him a plane ticket to America. He finally steps in to New York City. He lives at the house of his relatives Uncle Pedro and Aunt Sally who are already American citizens. He then study there like other young boys should do, he also learn many things like dancing. He also speaks American English and even eats American foods. Crispin also found new love in the name of Estrellita, a rich young girl but later advise him to forget her.
Crispin fulfilled his dreams to lived there and have a better life. But one day he received a letter from his father Mang Tomas asking him to come back to the Philippines. He wants him to help his father in the farm because his uncle Mang Ciano passed away. He is the only one who was left to Mang Tomas and will help him in the farm. Without any uncertainty Crispin decides to leave New York and go back to his hometown and help his father. He just brought happy memories and many lessons learned in his stay to America.
Comment:
This novel shows how Filipino respect and give importance to family. Crispin is really an admirable man, after having the chance to live in America, experience and love everything else there, still he returns to from where he came. It’s because he loves his father and family and he knows he can fulfil dreams wherever we may be as long as we know to value things in life.
Characters:
Crispin - a young man from barrio San Pablo
Uncle Ciano and Aunt Clara - relatives in the Philippines
Linda - Crispin’s cousin
Richard Cooper - An American airman
Uncle Pete and Aunt Sally - Crispin’s relatives in US
Estrellita - girl from US that Crispin loves
The Story:
There was a young man named Crispin, son of Mang Tomas who is inclined in a coconut farm. As he grow, he do little help in the farm with his father, felt young love to his childhood friend Rosa but in love to another young man Andres in their barrio.
He decides to forget Rosa and amazed with the story of his cousin Linda about Manila. But that time is wartime, there was a young American airman Richard Cooper, who had gun shot by the Japanese and luckily he reach the mountains of San Pablo. Mang Tomas with the rest of their family not hesitate to help Richard and let him stay with them until he was recovered and ready to leave them. Richard writes to his parents to tell what happened to him and how Crispin and his Uncle Mang Ciano and family take care of him. Sad news came that Richard was killed in Leyte on MacArthur’s troop assault.
Crispin got surprised when Richard’s family sent him a plane ticket to America. He finally steps in to New York City. He lives at the house of his relatives Uncle Pedro and Aunt Sally who are already American citizens. He then study there like other young boys should do, he also learn many things like dancing. He also speaks American English and even eats American foods. Crispin also found new love in the name of Estrellita, a rich young girl but later advise him to forget her.
Crispin fulfilled his dreams to lived there and have a better life. But one day he received a letter from his father Mang Tomas asking him to come back to the Philippines. He wants him to help his father in the farm because his uncle Mang Ciano passed away. He is the only one who was left to Mang Tomas and will help him in the farm. Without any uncertainty Crispin decides to leave New York and go back to his hometown and help his father. He just brought happy memories and many lessons learned in his stay to America.
Comment:
This novel shows how Filipino respect and give importance to family. Crispin is really an admirable man, after having the chance to live in America, experience and love everything else there, still he returns to from where he came. It’s because he loves his father and family and he knows he can fulfil dreams wherever we may be as long as we know to value things in life.