Si Lola Isyang at ang Matandang

Puno ng Kaimito
Chary Lou Navarro
What is “Death”?
Who is the one character in the
poem?
•Lola Isyang
When did the poem take place?
• Night time
What is the significance of the
kaimito tree in the poem?
• It is paralleled to Lola Isyang
• As the tree dies, so does she
Did Lola Isyang calmly accept her
death? Why or why not?
• Yes
• “Isinara ni Lola ang bintana/At
dahan-dahang nahiga” (Navarro
222).
Is Death a common topic among
Filipinos? Why or why not?
• No
• Because talking about death feels like an
ominous foreboding
What kind of role does religion
play in terms of death in the
Philippine setting?
• It tells you that there is an afterlife
What about the role of superstitions?
• It tells you what or what not to do when
someone died
 Death in the Philippine Setting
• Death is not a topic often talked about among Filipinos
• Even if it is talked about, it is mentioned in a humorous way
• Religion and superstition also play very important roles
• The Christian life tells us about life after death
• The superstitions also tell us what not to do when a relative
dies, such as getting married without waiting for one year
after the death
• Undas—expressed obligation towards the dead
Activity

• On a 1 whole yellow pad:

• Write an elegy
• Elegy is a poem written for the dead