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BALAGOT,JOHN EDWARD G.

HUMSS 11-A

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

PERFORMANCE TASK#1

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE TRUTH ABOUT FILIPINO OLD TIMERS'

My analysis on The Truth About Filipino Old Timers by Cecelia Manguera Brainard , the

story is an example of Literary Nonfiction .The author presented many techniques in her work ,

in order to understand more deeper about the vision of the story , this essay will present to you

the literary techniques that has been used and brief explanation on the theme of the story. We

will discuss them one by one and let’s see how can this literary techniques contribute to the

story. Let’s begin with the first technique that is mainly use in the story , you see it in every

paragraph and that is imagery, the author uses this descriptive language to appeal the reader’s

senses. I have observed the use of kenning in some of the words, like the word ex- nun .The

author showcase her writing ability by using some figure of speech , like hyperbole and

personification. Another technique that I have observe is the choice of word , example is the

word “meriendas”.The writers uses the flashback technique to reminiscent the past events .The

point of view of the characters was mixed with some dialogue ,which the authors use to show

how the characters speak.

In order to fully understand the text, you should identify the theme of the story. Based on

my analysis, the ideas presented in the text revolve around elderly people who are seeking love.

Having this idea, it was obvious that the theme applied is love and social conditions of the

elderly. As you analyze more of the text, themes such as stereotyping and inequality can be

observed in the ideas provided by the author. It mainly taIks about the current relationship status

of older people, called “old timers” by the author. The stereotypical view from the autho r’s
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perspective is obvious in the sixth paragraph. Also, the fifth paragraph’s use of the phrase “No

Dogs and No Filipinos Allowed” serves as an illustration of the concept of inequality. Actually,

the author successfully communicated his or her thought to a reader like myself by using literary

techniques and topics.The text is not simply a narrative essay in which the protagonist narrates

events from her life, but rather a creative narration with life lessons.