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Name: Jopie D. Aranda

Course and Section: BSED-Phy.Sci.-2

“SCENT ! APP"ES#

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The story opens with the arrival of Mr. Santos, the author, in Kalamazoo where he was

asked to speak in October while the war was still on going. On the night that he had spoken to

the audiences, he met a ilipino named Mr. !elestino abia, who had been far from his country

for almost "# years, and Mr.Santos was really surprised when he had knew that Mr. abia had

traveled a miles $ust to hear him speak. %n the middle of their discussion, Mr. abia asked him

whether that ilipinas were still the same or if they had changed, &ecause Mr. Santos did not

want to hurt the feeling of Mr. abia, he told him that all ilipina women changed but their hearts

and feelings remained until the present days. 'ith this response, Mr. abian was pleased and

seemed to satisfy.

(fter the lecture session, Mr.abia waited for Mr. Santos and invited him to have a

dinner with his family, though they were poor, they still manage to ask Mr. abian to have a

bonding with them. )e even told Mr. abia that his wife and son would be very glad to see a

first*class ilipino. Mr. abian, without having any option, accepted the invitation.

'hen they were finally arrived in the farm, he can obviously smell the scent of the fresh

apple. They ate lots of fruits and when Mr. abia already decided to left, Mr. abia beaded him

with sweet goodbye. Mr. Santos also proposed Mr.abia that when he got back in the +hilippine,

he will give him an update about his place. &ut then he refused and said that his family might

had forgotten him already.

(s the story ends, they shook each others head and gave farewell goodbyes-


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ANA"'S(S

). C*A&ACTE&S

• %a+or Characters:

%r. Santos the one who arrived in Kalamazoo to deliver a talk.

/0eveloping, flat, stereotype1

0%23!T ( ilipino speaker

( first*class ilipino

%40%23!T

• )umble

• 5ood in showmanship

• )onest

• Kind person

%r. Ce,estino !aia: the ilipino farmer who lived in (merica together with his

family who asked Mr. Santos about the ilipina and the one who asked him for a

dinner.

/Static, lat, Stereotype10%23!T

( ilipino armer

)as acute appendicitis

Once stubborn child

%40%23!T

• 6ery simple

• )ardworking

• ( loving father

• 6ery curious about things

• %inor Characters:

o &uth the wife of !elestino abia.

o &oer the son of Celestino Fabia.

o !i,ipino youn man the one who went in the conference.

2. SETT(N/

(mmediate Settin:

o (mmediate Time: at night, during dinner.

o (mmediate P,ace: in abias place.

&emote Settin:

o &emote Time: in the month of October

o &emote P,ace: in Kalamazoo, Michigan 7S(

0. CN!"(CT). Physica, Con1,ict /Man 6s.Man1

o %r. SantosAuthor 3s. %r. Ce,estino !aia

%t is when Mr.abia asked Mr. Santos if the ilipina were still the same "# years

ago and Mr. Santos had hard time of thinking what would be his answer.". Psycho,oica, Con1,ict /Man 6s. )imself1

o &uth 3s. *erse,1.

%t is when 2uth didnt and cant believe that a first*class ilipino is going to visit

their house.%t is when Mr. Santos had doubt if he is going to accept the invitation of Mr.

!elestino or not to come into his house for dinner.

%t is the fear of Mr. abia of being no longer belong in the culture.8. Socia, Con1,ict /Man 6s. Society1

o %r.Santos 3s. The di11icu,ty o1 4ars on that time.

%t is when Mr. Santos9 the author is enduring the war in their society.:. En5ironment Con1,ict /Man 6s. 3nvironment1

o !aia6s 1ami,y 3s. Po5erty

%t is the poverty that !elestino abias e;periencing within the family.


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7. T*E%E

The theme of the story is about how first generation immigrants e;periences a

sense of loss and seek connections even if they had created a life for them in the

new world.

(nsihts:

o &e proud of your country, for it is the one who can tell you who you

really are.o &e a man of honor rather than a man of wealth.

o 4othing life will be better than being with your mother land.

o One people,one nation,one will, one hand,together,we stand<

o The idea of the home is not a place where you was born and grew

up,but where you are as present.

8. (&N'

3era, (rony

o %t is when Mr. Santos did not tell the truth to Mr. abia, instead of saying

that ilipinas do change inside and outside, he only said that they change

only in outside.

(rony o1 Situation

o %t is when 2uth didnt believe that a first class ilipino is going to visit

them, but then, they were really visited by a ilipino.

Dramatic (rony

o %t is when we, the readers know that the ilipinas in the present time weretotally different than ilipina in "# years ago but Mr. abia didnt have any

idea about it.

9. S'%B"(S%So Scent of (pples it symbolizes e;ile, loneliness, and isolation.

o &lur painting it symbolizes the preservation of ilipino 'omen

o 'inter it symbolizes an observer of )ope.

. P(NT ! 3(E;o %t was a =irst +erson +oint of 6iew> because it was being told by he author itself.

(t is entit,ed “Scent o1 App,es# 1or it represents the ,onin o1 one6s citiperienced is ein represents y the

scent o1 app,e.

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