New Yorker in Tondo
New Yorker in Tondo written by Marcelino Aganes jr. was about a girl who grew in Tondo and went in New York for a year, she was able to adopt the culture of the country with a short span of time. New York was a free and liberated country; New York City is comprised of so many different, eccentric neighborhoods, there's one thing that all New Yorkers share: an Empire State of Mind. With so many quality restaurants, bars, theaters and events around, New Yorkers never fall short of reasons to brag about how NYC is the greatest city in the world. On the other hand, there's also a growing list of things that New Yorkers absolutely love complaining about, like the difficulties associated with New York apartment hunting. Many of aspects can be experienced in this country, maybe that is the reason why the main character Kikay was acting such things in this story.
The characters of the story was Aling Atang or Mrs. Mendoza who is the mother of Kikay, Nena, Totoy and Tony. Kikay or Francesca who is the girl from new York and was referred to the title “The New Yorker in tondo”. Kikay was raised from Tondo who just went to New York for a year to study, and then when she went back to her town, she had in her the culture of New York, She changed everything about her, the way she dressed, she talks and mingle with others, she even tried to change everything about her mother. After a year she just forgot everything while she is in Tondo, including her friends. Kikay was engaged with Tony before she left Tondo, but then Tony cheated on her and was also got engaged with their another friend Nena. They go through arguing because Tony and Nena decided to tell Kikay that they are also engaged, and then suddenly went to a physical fight. During that moment Totoy was able to confess her feelings with Nena, and then Nena just go with Totoy because of Tony being unfaithful. The setting of the story was in a small house in Tondo, Manila.
The story tells about betrayal and how relationships can be destroyed by unjust characteristics and behaviour. The author of the story just implies not to forget where you came from, to look back, and to act in a right way without offending others. You cannot force other to change their way of living, and not to pretend.
The story was somehow written in a descriptive manner because each and every character was described thoroughly based on their lines in each conversation. The conflict in the story occurs when Tony and Nena admit that they are also engaged and just betrayed Kikay.
The story “New Yorker in Tondo” describes what kind of life was there in Tondo, and how was it living in New York, their culture and tradition and how it relates the main character as well in the story which also has implication in life.
The characters of the story was Aling Atang or Mrs. Mendoza who is the mother of Kikay, Nena, Totoy and Tony. Kikay or Francesca who is the girl from new York and was referred to the title “The New Yorker in tondo”. Kikay was raised from Tondo who just went to New York for a year to study, and then when she went back to her town, she had in her the culture of New York, She changed everything about her, the way she dressed, she talks and mingle with others, she even tried to change everything about her mother. After a year she just forgot everything while she is in Tondo, including her friends. Kikay was engaged with Tony before she left Tondo, but then Tony cheated on her and was also got engaged with their another friend Nena. They go through arguing because Tony and Nena decided to tell Kikay that they are also engaged, and then suddenly went to a physical fight. During that moment Totoy was able to confess her feelings with Nena, and then Nena just go with Totoy because of Tony being unfaithful. The setting of the story was in a small house in Tondo, Manila.
The story tells about betrayal and how relationships can be destroyed by unjust characteristics and behaviour. The author of the story just implies not to forget where you came from, to look back, and to act in a right way without offending others. You cannot force other to change their way of living, and not to pretend.
The story was somehow written in a descriptive manner because each and every character was described thoroughly based on their lines in each conversation. The conflict in the story occurs when Tony and Nena admit that they are also engaged and just betrayed Kikay.
The story “New Yorker in Tondo” describes what kind of life was there in Tondo, and how was it living in New York, their culture and tradition and how it relates the main character as well in the story which also has implication in life.