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 CARLJOE
A FILIPINO AUTHOR WHO WAS BORN ON
SEPTEMBER 7, 1981, IN QUEZON CITY. WHEN HE
JAVIER
WAS A CHILD, HIS FAMILY MOVED TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE LEARNED TO
APPRECIATE AND LOVE FANTASY, SCI-FI, COMIC
BOOKS, AND EVEN VIDEO GAMES. TO PURSUE HIS
PASSION,
• UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ENGLISH AND
HIS MASTER OF ARTS IN CREATIVE WRITING AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES.
• AWARDED THE AMELIA LAPEÑA-BONIFACIO
LITERARY AWARDS AND THE SUPERNATURAL
STORY WRITING CONTEST OF THE INSTITUTE
OF CREATIVE WRITING.
 FAMOUS
• THE KOBAYASHI MARU OF
WORKSLOVE
• SHAKE, RATTLE, & ROLL:
KAHINDIK-HINDIK NA
KLASIKONG KATATAKUTAN
• SI JANUS SILANG AT ANG
TIYANAK NG TABON
• THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT
THE EARTH
FLICKERFA By Carljoe
Javier
A
DEGONE
FICTION STORY
CIRCULATES ABOUT A BOY
THAT

WHO GREW UP IN HIS

NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT BEING
ABLE TO FIT IN. THE EMPTINESS
HE FELT WAS FILLED WITH
BEING ALONE. NOT UNTIL HE
DISCOVERED THE ARCADE.
 VOCABULAR
JAMMED - SOMETHING UNABLE TO

Y
MOVE OR WORK DUE TO ITS PART
SEIZING OR GETTING STUCK
Burly - a large, strong, or heavily built person
Scrawny - a person with an unattractive thin
and bony physique
Lashed out - hit or kick something/someone
Flicker - to make a small, rapid movement
Fade - slowly disappearing
Gone - no longer present
 GUIDE
• WHY IS THE STORY ENTITLED
QUESTIONS:
FLICKERFADEGONE?
• WHAT IS THE MAIN THEME OF
FLICKERFADEGONE?
• WHY DID THE BOY DISAPPEAR
AT THE END OF THE STORY?
• WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS
IN FLICKER FADE GONE
SETTING - ARCADE
Theme
Living does not mean existing - Existing is
just being there because it is needed, while
living is engaging in different experiences
while seeking to achieve self-fulfillment.

IT‘S OKAY TO HAVE OUR OWN

COMFORT ZONE - HAVING OUR OWN
COMFORT ZONE IS VALID BECAUSE
THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE JUST
POINT OF VIEW - 3RD PERSON LIMITED
• (ALL CHARACTERS ARE NARRATED USING
PRONOUNS SUCH AS “HE”, “SHE”, “HIS”.)
• CIRCULATES ON THE FEELINGS AND POV OF
ONE PERSON ONLY (MAIN CHARACTER)
TONE
SERIOUS - THROUGHOUT THE STORY THE TONE OF
THE NARRATOR IS SERIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT
THE PROTAGONIST IS CONTINUOUSLY FACING
DIFFICULTIES AND LONELINESS.
JOLLY - THE TONE OF THE STORY CHANGED FROM
SERIOUS TO JOLLY WHEN THE MAIN CHARACTER
MET THE GIRL, WHO IS HIS WAKE-UP CALL THAT
THERE IS MORE IN THE REAL WORLD THAN THE
CONFLICT
Man vs. Society - the reason why the boy
was addicted to video games is because
he struggles to fit in with the society he’s
in. All his life, the only thing he wanted
was to be acknowledged and recognized
by his family and friends, which they
never did, even when he was a child.
SYMBOLISMS
Arcade - symbolizes the main character’s comfort
zone

Key in the nylon string - symbolizes how people

only acknowledge our presence or existence
when they need something from us

The girl - symbolizes his wake-up call back to

reality.
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