Literature as

Communication
 At the end of this lesson, you should be
able to:
a. demostrate an understanding of literature
as a vehicle for communicating ideas about
human experiences;
b. identify the fictional elements that come
together to convey a message about human
experience; and
c. recognize the invaluable place of
literature in history and culture.
 Understanding Literature
A society is believed to be more
advanced if it has a long history
of written literature. Through
written literature, many things
about the history and culture of a
society are revealed.
 The American novelist F. Scott
Fitzgerald once wrote about the beauty of
literature: “You discover that your longings
are universal longings , that you’re not
lonely and isolated from anyone . You
belong.” Literature connects people to each
other through ideas and concepts that are
known to them. Because of this, literature
is said to have a universal appeal.
 One form of literature that is
familiar to many is the short story. A
writer crafts a short story to convey
an idea about the human experience.
The crafting of this story involves the
use of a set of fictional elements are
identified and described as follows.
 The setting of the story is the time
place in which the story unfolds.
The story unfolds through a series or
sequence of events , which make up the
story’s plot.
The plot includes a conflict. This
usually involves a ‘problem’ that needs
to be resolved. The plot moves towards
the resolution of this problem.
There are characters, or the ‘actor’ in the story.
Depending on the nature of the story , the
characters may come in the form of people or
animals.

Stories make use of images, which are objects

in the story that appeal to the reader’s senses
(sight , smell , taste, hearing, and touch). When
these images recur , they may be interpretend
as symbols with meanings that go beyond the
literal level.
The theme is the main
idea or message that the
author intends to convey.
All the elements unify to
support the story’s
theme.
 Now that you have been
introduced to the fictional
elements, you will read story
about one summer day in the
lives of group of Filipinos girls.
Note how the elements come
together in the story to convey an
idea about human experience.
Before you read the story,
look up the meaning of the
following words and phrases:
macaroons
to egle
to ogle
to hover
fudge
to zoom in
Doberman
to titter
pudgy
to hunch up
 Sweet Summer
by Cyan Abad Jugo(2004)
Thank You!