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The World is an Apple

by Alberto Florentino

Plot:

This is a story of how wrong decisions become greater burdens to a family. Mario’s family happens to be in the lower bracket of society. He cannot even provide for his family’s basic needs. Albeit all this hardships, his wife Gloria, still manages to keep her good virtuous. She insists that the way they are living is a much better than the one they will have if they do wrong acts. But Gloria’s entire constant reminder to Mario did not prosper. Mario decided to come back to his old life of crime when he lost his job when he tried to steal an apple for his daughter. He keeps on insisting that his priority is to provide what his wife and daughter needs. He left with Pablo, his old crime buddy, even if Gloria pleaded very hard for him not to go with the man. This is a sad representation of what is happening in the society today. Due to lack of better opportunities to heighten one’s standard of living, some become entangled with the wrong crowd. By doing so, these individuals do not help their family at all; instead, they end up worsening their family’s problem. It is man’s basic instinct that drives him towards his survival. But, no matter what, he should not forget that society expects him to conform to its norms. One’s action is weighed right or wrong and thus should be kept towards the proper action.

Exposition:

Mario enters from the street at left. He is in the late twenties shabbily dressed and with hair that seems to have been uncut for weeks. Gloria greeted him and then Mario asked about the condition of their child.

Elements of

a Short Story

The Characters:

Mario - the man who lost his job

Gloria - Mario's Wife

Pablo - Partner in Crime of Mario

Tita - Daughter of Mario and Gloria

Rising Action:

Settings:

Mario started to elaborate his reasons why he doesn’t have money.

A small and poor home behind a portion of the Intramuros walls. There are two wooden boxes on either side of the doorway.

Denoument:

Gloria comes up him after he finishes and tries to hug him, but he pushes her away. Suddenly confused, he sits on the steps. Gloria sits beside him and plays with his hands. Suddenly unnerved, Mario starts to fidget . Gloria rises and walks to the center, her eyes burning with hate and then she saw Pablo.

Theme:

"the way to Good life is not easy"

Climax:

Mario confessed that he lost his job because of stealing an apple.

Preseneted

Summary:

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About the Author:

Micheal Sapio

Mario and Gloria has no money to buy food for their daughter. Mario lost his job for stealing an apple. Falsely figuring out the situation as misfortune he left his wife and daughter, went back to his partner in crime Pablo and did crimes again to have money.

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Conflict:

ALBERTO FLORENTINO wrote the play “THE WORLD IS AN APPLE,” a canonical play voted the most popular/most performed play in the Philippines. His books of plays include: THE WORLD IS AN APPLE and Other Prize Plays; The Portable FLORENTINO; Memento Mori; Sangyugto; Panahon ng Digma; From Book to Stage; among others. He published/edited 75 books under his imprints from 1959 to 2001.

Born in Nueva Ecija on July 28, 1931, Florentino, now 81, is a prolific author and playwright who shot to fame in the 1950s with his work, “The World is an Apple,” one of the most performed plays in the Philippines to this day and which also gave him his first Carlos Palanca Award in 1954 when he was just 23 years old

He was also the main scriptwriter for the television show Balintataw and was recently honoured by Radyo Balintataw for his role in the award-winning drama series of the early 60s and 70s. The show, spearheaded by producer Cecile Guidote (now Alvarez), directors Lupita Concio (now Kashiwahara)and Nick Lizaso and Florentino was noteworthy for adapting short stories by Filipino writers like Amador T. Dagiuo, Nick Joaquin, Jose Garcia Villa, Wilfrido Nolledo, Bienvenido Santos among others.

He was one of the 1960 TOYM Awardees for Literature, an honor he shared that year with Benigno Aquino Jr. (for Public Service). In 2008, he was given a Presidential Medal of Merit for being a distinguished literary figure by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

FALLING ACTION

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Society

Mario revealed the reason why he stole an apple and that he’s planning to apply as a night watchman in a company.

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