Third World Geography ppt

1. REPRESENTATION AND THE
PHILIPPINE CANON

2. View
Oppression is a familiar word in the Filipino vocabulary.
There have been many uses for this term, whether it
describes the oppression of the less privileged by the
elite, or the oppression in gender by a patriarchal
society. In a way, Filipinos have always had to face
oppression in some form or another, beginning with our
own history of colonization. Eventually, these colonizers
would become conquerors and would pop up
themselves at our expense.

3. Oppression, and the struggle against it, are
common themes in Philippine literature.
Oppression, as a topic would rise again and again in
Philippine literature.

4. What is the dramatic situation and the Persona?
Oppression has been seen in many instances in
our history, and it is natural that our literature
reflects our engagement with this reality.

5. In particular, our poets have used the subject
of oppression as a beginning, creating
dramatic situations that lead us to a great
understanding of the issues at hand and how
these affect our lives.

6. Poems present these dramatic situations via
speaker in the poem, or a persona.
The persona in the poem is usually not the poet
but is rather a character or a mask which the poet
uses as his/her “voice” in the poem.

7. The persona can be a character in the poem
who is involved in the dramatic situation, or
the persona can be an observer who is
watching the situation unfold.
Cirilo Bautista’s poem present us with a
situation that is allegorical, or not literal but
rather representative of other ideas or
personalities.

8. He also uses personification as a figure of
speech, giving some non-human objects
human qualities.
It showcases both his skill as a writer and the
relevance that has led him to be hailed as a
National Artist

9. Trackback
The Marcos Dictatorship
The Marcos era was seen to be one of the most
oppressive periods in Philippine history, and yet, a
quick glance at the internet reveals a number of claims
that this era was supposedly the best time in Philippine
history.

10. Pit stop
Bautista’s poem is rich with figures of imagery,
speech, and allegory, all aimed at creating a solid
impression on the reader.