21st
CenturyLiteratu
re
Canonical
Author
OBJECTIVES
• Identify representative texts and
authors from each region
• Value the contributions of local
writers to the development of
regional literary traditions
• Appreciate the contributions of
the canonical Filipino writers
to the development of national
literature
Activity
1:
You are going to
draw a line to
connect the
letters to form
words suggested.
Garcia
Courtship
Marriage
Footnote
To
Youth
Jose
Villa
By
Activity 2:
“PICTURE ANALYSIS”
JOSE GARCIA
VILLA and HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS/
WORKS
Jose Garcia Villa
Villa was born on August 5,
1908, in Manila's Singalong
District. His parents were
Simeón Villa (a personal
physician of EmilioAguinaldo)
and Guia Garcia (a wealthy
landowner). He graduated from
the University of the
Philippines Integrated and High
Jose Garcia Villa
Villa enrolled on a Pre-Medical
course in the University of the
Philippines, but then switched
to Pre-Law course. However, he
realized that his true passion
was in the arts. Villa first
tried painting, but then turned
into creative writing after
reading Winesburg, Ohio by
Jose Garcia Villa
His art poetic style was
considered too aggressive at that
time. In 1929 he submitted Man
Songs, a series of erotic poems,
in The Philippines Herald
magazine. He enrolled at the
University of New Mexico, wherein
he was one of the founders of
Clay, a mimeograph literary
Jose Garcia Villa
Gradually caught the attention
of the country's literary
circles, He was known here and
abroad as the “master of comma
poem”. After the publication
of Footnote to Youth in 1933,
Villa switched from writing
poetry, a handful of works.
FOOTNOTE TO
YOUTH by
JOSE GARCIA
VILLA
FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH
A story by Jose Garcia Villa that was
published in 1 933. The year the story was
published plays an important role in
understanding the story and what it means.
The situation in the Philippines back in the
1 930s is very different from today
(it's 2023).
FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH
Theme of the story is around the
excitement of youthful age. Driven by
youthful energy and are captivated by such
desires. They are oblivious to the serious
side of life as they think marriage is all just
play but should taken seriously.
CHARACTERS
1 .Dodong - A 1 7 -year-old youth
wanting to marry his sweetheart
2. Teang - The girl whom Dodong
wanted to marry
3. Dodong's father
4. Dodong's mother
CHARACTERS
5. Lucio - A former suitor of Teang
who was nine years older than
Dodong
6. Blas - Dodong's eldest son
7 . Tona - The girlfriend of Blas
Activity 3: Pair
with a classmate
• Read the story carefully and
give a meaningful reflection
Write in a sheet of paper and
answer this in 1 0 minutes.
On
a
sunny
afternoon
after
a
hard
day's
work
in
01
the fields, Dodong decides to tell his father that
he wants to marry his sweetheart Teang. He's only
seventeen years old. After a sumptous dinner, he
spills out his plans to his father. His proposition is
met with hesitation and discouragement. His
father tells him that he's too young to get married.
But in the end, his father agrees to his wishes and
grants him the permission to marry Teang.
02
Nine months after their marriage, Teang
gives birth to her first son. Dodong
experiences a whirlwind of conflicting
emotions during the bithing process confusion, fear,
discomfort,embarrassment, and guilt. But
when he hears the little baby whimper and
cry, he swells with happiness.
03 Blas is followed by six more children. Dodong
didn't want any more children but they came
anyway. This makes him angry at himself
sometimes. The parade of children is also taking
its toll on Teang. She often wishes that she's not
married. She sometimes wonder if her life
would've been better had she married Lucio, a
former suitor she rejected for the reason that
he was nine years older than Dodong.
04
Blas is eighteen years old. One night, he
tells his father that he wants to marry his
girlfriend Tona. Like his father before
him, Dodong doesn't want Blas to marry
as he's too young. He knows what's going
to happen if Blas marries too early. He
gives him permission to marry anyway.
But he does so with sadness in him.
Activity 4:
Guide
Question
1. Based on what we discuss and
answer earlier, is there a moral
lesson in the story?
2. What is the meaning or central
theme of the story?
3. Does the saying "history
repeats itself" apply to the
narrative in the story?
ASSIGNMENT
• The learners will interview a couple that have
been married for years but started when their
young. Try to ask the following:
1 . When they get married?
2 . How old are them when they get married?
3 . What are the advantage and disadvantage on
having a early marriage or relationship?