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Francisco Arcellana
Francisco Arcellana
Finally, Mr. Angeles arrived and the kids This is a beautiful heartbreaking story.
were excited to received their personalized There cannot be much worse a thing than for a
sleeping mats. Mr. Angeles distributed the mats beloved child to pass in youth. Faith offers the
to his children as he calls the names that’s on consolation of an early entry into heaven and
the mat. Now they were all done but there are perhaps an eventual reunion but this can be
three mats left. Those mats were for their kids cold or even a mocking comfort.
who passed away. This only show that even
though they’re dead they remain in the heart of
their father. So, the story taught us that we "The Flowers of May" is about how life
should not forget our loved ones no matter how can be turned into a charnel house,a great city
many years had passed. The sleeping mats used into a dark necropolis. This is a world class short
as an outlet to pay as a tribute to his three kids story.
who were not with them anymore.
Flower of May
I believe that Francisco Arcellana is
really a talented man. He became an inspiration
specially to those people whose passion is https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-
writing. I also believe that he is an awesome arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-
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works will really touch the hearts of the readers
and I am one of them. I read his work which is
"The Flowers Of May" -this story won first prize
at Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award in 1951.
It is all about a family who are mourning for the
death of their daughter, Victoria. In the end,
they will realize the the value of life even if the
one you dear will be taken away from you.
My Conclussion
"The Flowers of May" is almost a
Filipino version of "The Dead" by James Joyce.
There were no memories of snow covered
countryside in the consciousness of many
Filipinos in 1951 but there are memories of the