Scent of Apples
The story was written by Bienvenido Santos entitled “Scent of apple”. The scent of apples in Santos's short story symbolizes the nostalgia that people who are far away from home feel for their homes. Every time the character of Fabio smells apples, he is transported back to his country of origin. He also feels nostalgia from his "lost youth" and feels that he is all alone in the world. Hence, the apples are the symbol of nostalgia, exile, sadness, and memories.
The story opened with a brief introduction of where the author was. The author, Mr. Santos, was asked to speak before an audience. He met Celestino Fabia the night Mr. Santos left his hotel.
The scent of apples in Santos's short story symbolizes the nostalgia that people who are far away from home feel for their homes.
Fabia, who is from the Philippines, owns an apple orchard, but, as the narrator states, there is "no such thing in our own country." The house Fabia lives in with his wife Ruth and son Roger also smells like apples, and their back room is filled with them. Even though Fabia has apples in abundance, a kind wife, and a handsome son, the apples are a reminder he is far from home. When the narrator says he hopes he can visit Fabia's town in the Philippines one day soon, Fabia says no one would remember him there now. The smell of apples reminds Fabia that he is in the United States and can't return to his native country, and the smell is therefore a symbol of longing and nostalgia for his homeland.
This was able to determine why the story is to be entitled “Scent of apples” wherein every time the character of Fabio smells apples, he is transported back to his country of origin. This was a story of a person who is in another country, this story was applicable to those who are Overseas Filipino Workers that are miles away with their love ones.
Reference
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-scent-apples-mean-bienvenido-santoss-story-28209
The story opened with a brief introduction of where the author was. The author, Mr. Santos, was asked to speak before an audience. He met Celestino Fabia the night Mr. Santos left his hotel.
The scent of apples in Santos's short story symbolizes the nostalgia that people who are far away from home feel for their homes.
Fabia, who is from the Philippines, owns an apple orchard, but, as the narrator states, there is "no such thing in our own country." The house Fabia lives in with his wife Ruth and son Roger also smells like apples, and their back room is filled with them. Even though Fabia has apples in abundance, a kind wife, and a handsome son, the apples are a reminder he is far from home. When the narrator says he hopes he can visit Fabia's town in the Philippines one day soon, Fabia says no one would remember him there now. The smell of apples reminds Fabia that he is in the United States and can't return to his native country, and the smell is therefore a symbol of longing and nostalgia for his homeland.
This was able to determine why the story is to be entitled “Scent of apples” wherein every time the character of Fabio smells apples, he is transported back to his country of origin. This was a story of a person who is in another country, this story was applicable to those who are Overseas Filipino Workers that are miles away with their love ones.
Reference
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-scent-apples-mean-bienvenido-santoss-story-28209