Early Harvest by Beinvenido Santos
Early Harvest by Beinvenido Santos
Early Harvest
Setting
✘ San Juan, Albay – below the Sinicaran hills,
which lie at the foot of Mount Mayon
Characters
Selmo – the protagonist, a child who witnessed the
Japanese colonization
Selmo’s Father – a grown man who used to be
filled with laughter not until the Japanese came
Selmo’s Mother – a religious woman who devotes
to Santa Rosa to protect her family
Cario – Selmo’s brother who went underground
when the Japanese came
Nena – the emotional wife of Cario who constantly
longs for her husband
Nonoy - son of Nena and Cario
Tiong Matias - Selmo’s family relative who would
stay at their house and help his father
Maria- daughter of Tiong Matias
Bundio- younger brother of Maria
Father Julian- an American priest who serves as
the people’s messenger of faith
Celo- a father of a child who consulted Father
Julian because his son was ill
Cardo- son of Celo who was prayed over by Father
Julian
Plot
The story took place in a time where Japanese invaded the
Philippines. The setting was in Albay, Bicol where most of
the families had farming as livelihood. For a young man
named Selmo, everything changed in their barrio when the
Japanese came. Her father would no longer exude the same
life as her mother devoted herself to Santa Rosa. Her
brother, Cario also disappeared on the forest of La Fonte as
her wife, Nena longed for him with their son Nonoy.
Moral Lesson