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Children of the City
About The Author
Amadis ma Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila in 1941, hegraduated from the Ateneo de manila in 1965 from theUniversity of Santo Tomas in 1959. His short story “Children of the City” is a departure from his usual style. It won the PalancaAwards in 1971.
Setting
This story happened in the late 1980’s. Everything occurred in the dark perilous busy streets of Manila. Boulevard . streets of Avenida.
Characterization
Victor
He is a boy from Intramuros. At the age of eight, he loses hisfather and his mother abandons him for some other man. He ishired as a newsboy by his uncle and starts his life on the streets.Innocent and young, he ponders on the menace and vices of hiscolleagues and the people all around him.
Victor’s Dad
A good-natured man and a loving father to Victor, he was apart of a worker’s strike. The man loved his son dearly and hisdeath brought a huge blow to Victor.
Victor’s Mom
She loved Victor’s dad but never cared felt any affection forher son. She took her husband’s death grievously. But later on,she ignores Victor, becomes a prostitute, then leaves Victor to hisUncle to go away with her new lover.
Tio Pedring
Victor’s uncle, he adopted victor after the leaving of hissister. He forces victor to become a newspaper boy.
Nacio
He is a newspaper boy. He was victor’s new friend. Though full of cruel vices, Victor took his death as another major loss
Summary
"Children of the City" is a short story written by the Filipino contemporary author,
Amadis Ma. Guerrero.
The story is about the life of Victor, an eight year old boy whose father was involved in a company menace because of unjust salaries and compensations. His father joined the employee's strike and there he met his death when he was shot by the police officers managing the chaos in the strike. Victor was shocked to know the sudden death of his father on a newspaper. He and his mother were in deep pain upon hearing his father's
About The Author
Amadis ma Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila in 1941, hegraduated from the Ateneo de manila in 1965 from theUniversity of Santo Tomas in 1959. His short story “Children of the City” is a departure from his usual style. It won the PalancaAwards in 1971.
Setting
This story happened in the late 1980’s. Everything occurred in the dark perilous busy streets of Manila. Boulevard . streets of Avenida.
Characterization
Victor
He is a boy from Intramuros. At the age of eight, he loses hisfather and his mother abandons him for some other man. He ishired as a newsboy by his uncle and starts his life on the streets.Innocent and young, he ponders on the menace and vices of hiscolleagues and the people all around him.
Victor’s Dad
A good-natured man and a loving father to Victor, he was apart of a worker’s strike. The man loved his son dearly and hisdeath brought a huge blow to Victor.
Victor’s Mom
She loved Victor’s dad but never cared felt any affection forher son. She took her husband’s death grievously. But later on,she ignores Victor, becomes a prostitute, then leaves Victor to hisUncle to go away with her new lover.
Tio Pedring
Victor’s uncle, he adopted victor after the leaving of hissister. He forces victor to become a newspaper boy.
Nacio
He is a newspaper boy. He was victor’s new friend. Though full of cruel vices, Victor took his death as another major loss
Summary
"Children of the City" is a short story written by the Filipino contemporary author,
Amadis Ma. Guerrero.
The story is about the life of Victor, an eight year old boy whose father was involved in a company menace because of unjust salaries and compensations. His father joined the employee's strike and there he met his death when he was shot by the police officers managing the chaos in the strike. Victor was shocked to know the sudden death of his father on a newspaper. He and his mother were in deep pain upon hearing his father's