First Love Never Dies
(PUPPY LOVE by Francisco Sionil Jose)
Submitted By: Sharon Grace E. Reyes
2:00pm-2:50pm
Monday-Friday
Submitted To: Mrs. Priscilla M. Agaton
PUPPY LOVE by Francisco Sionil Jose
(Critique Paper)
The stories of Francisco Sionil Jose are called from Filipino
life and are clear windows to the humanity of a person striving for justice and
well being. “Puppy Love” wrote
in the year March 15, 1998. These stories are worth to read, because it is
called love that many people are relate to this topic. Some are also charming episodes on growing
up and discovering. Francisco Sionil Jose is best known for his Rosales Saga. Sionil
Jose writes English prose with a passion that, at its best moments, transcends
the immediate scene, He is a masterful short story writer.
This story I want
here
with others and read it for themselves.The Puppy Love, written by Francisco Sionil Jose. This is what I
know, that I fell in love with the story that first time I read it. I really
admire how the author twisted the scenes and the story itself is, indeed, is
very touching. Our classroom's are noisy when we’re reading this story, it’s
because they relate about the topic is all about love and everyone understand
what the story is all about. Everyone was interested. And best of all, Everyone
is about to say that what why they not meant to be in the future.
"The attraction of the opposite sex does not start at
puberty; it starts much earlier judging from own feelings at the time,
although, of course, it was a feeling so
undefined and yet so tender and as real as breathing." The story is about
to say that time will come but not in the right place, not in your dreams and
it’s not about what you think because true love is in the end.
The main characters are; Jacobo Salcedo a.k.a
Jake a successful and rich lawyer, but came from a poor family in a
bamboo house at San Jacinto. His father is a raised fighting cocks; a
drunkard and his mother is a sells fish/salt; plays jueteng. Gina
Garcia a.k.a. Gina Reyes is a hostess, has a brownish hair, mestiza, dark
eyes, nice voice, fluent in Spanish, loves to read novels
especially romances. Wuthering Heights came from a rich family who owns a
big hacienda (San Jacinto) but lost their wealth due to war, their debts &
his father's mistresses & illegitimate children. Those main character is
the one how the center of the story, makes the key decisions, and experiences
the consequences of those decisions. The main characters' circumstances as
well, as they are often the primary actor propelling the story forward. The
minor characters are; Lito Garcia, Gina's older brother; mestizo Jacobo's best friend
and classmate during elementary. Carlos Cobello is an owner of
Cobello Fortune (law firm) Jacobo's best friend since college one of the
country's richest man. Jenny is a manila girl who studied college in
California. Looks like Gina, Jake (40) married Jenny (20) because she
looked like Gina, but as time goes on, he really learned to love her
truly. Those characters are the one to support what is the story meaning
to the readers.
The setting is in the town of San Jacinto when
there a children there a rich and poor that go to the same public school to
learn and play together. The Garcia Family was the wealthiest in town. Antonio
Garcia was the patriarch. The story called "PUPPY LOVE" because it
refers to falling in love at a very young age. The feeling was there for a long
time, but it wasn't a TRUE LOVE after all. The theme of the story is
disregarding social differences in terms of expressing true love.
The hardly coming twice, but when Jacobo met Gina again, he
should have revealed himself to her right away and tell her about his feelings.
But he just wasted every opportunity to tell her whenever they are
together. Until the time came that everything is lost and he cannot find
her anymore. Nothing lasts forever, no matter, we say that the love of Jacobo
lasted for so many years, still he ended up marrying another girl whom he
didn’t love at first but soon, he learned to love him more. Until the time came
that he completely forget about his feelings for Gina and became faithful and
loyal to Jenny. Life goes on, there must be no regrets because life must go on
and we have to face each new day with hope. We should be thankful for
everything that happens to us good or bad because through this, we become
mature to handle situations & learn lessons in life and love.
"It is good to be merry & wise; it's good to be
merry & true. It is well to be off with the old love Before you go on
with the new". In the end true love works with two people who fall in love
with each other. Sometimes love and destiny are the tandem and work to be one.
Puppy Love is a love that every person has an experience of it. Puppy Love is a
step of being in love with a person, but it's not a person that you want in
your future life or family. A love can wait, but true love is the one who
searching you and that's what God with Love. A love that you can wish, at that
that every person want in this world, a love that never give up on the person
that they love. Beauty is first and true love will end, a childhood memory is
the who believed as one of the way to go in the end your love.
