Those are for their children that have passed away.
The mats story.
The story of mats by francisco arcellana is about a father who came home from working away in a distant province.
Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.
The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died.
The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr.
Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration.
Angeles who is coming home for his periodic inspection trip.
As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic inspection tours on the families farm lands in the marivales in the province of bataan.
The story talks about a typical filipino family culture that portrays the close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering the family members who passed away.
Angeles marcelina jose antonio juan jesus susanna and alfonso children of mr.
Father husband as the breadwinner andwife mother as housewife and children being loving obedient andsubmissive.
The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana.
The story is started by mr.
He had special.
Angeles jaime the head of angeles family emilia miling wife of mr.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.
Marcelina s father comes home from a trip to manila with beautiful hand made sleeping mats for each member of his large family including the three daughters who died when they were very young.
The mats summary franciscco arcellana then they notice there are three more mats rolled up.
Characters in the mats mr.
This somehow brings a chill on the occasion everyone gathers around for the.
Everyone was so excited.
Then he had written in mariveles to nana emilia that he has a surprise to him that he bought mats that are made by an artistic craftsman at this area.
Saa johanne jules the homecomingthe mats written by francisco arcellana is a short story about a man depicted as a very loving and thoughtful father husband who still seemed tobe not able to move on from the unfortunate departure of his three children in this particular story the depiction of the family is about a typical big filipinofamily with family members leading out roles in a very typical filipinotraditionalist lifestyle that is.
But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more.
He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone.
