21st century literature outputs

          Rushing things might lead to problems, regardless of whether it is a good option for your life.        Dudong, the protagonist of "Footnote to Youth," begins byworking in the fields. He is too preoccupied and anxious to inform his father that he hasproposed to Teang, the lady he loves, and she has accepted.         The clear message of the story is the need for calm and patience before making life-altering decisions.

                 The short story is about the reality of the process of death of Filipino idealism in the administration of public schools.            A story that depicts the reality happening in public schools when high positioned people visits the school. They made impressions to earn high rates from the them. Basically, they are just pretending on what they are doing.            Becoming true to oneself is better than having a mask which people are already aware that you are just pretending. It will just cause shame to ourselves.

                 The moral of the story is that no matter what issues arise, you must find a peaceful solution rather than beginning a conflict, which will cost many lives and harm countless children.       The story "A poppy" is about flowers with various meanings and also symbolizes the war and the carnage that took place in it as well as the loss of many lives in it.

             Each one of us commits mistakes that can hurt anyone. Sometimes, it is so hard to forgive especially when he/she commits mistakes that affect your entire life. But, the only thing that will make your life peaceful is that we need to learn how to forgive.        In the story, we saw the negative effects of having extramarital affair with someone. The one who suffers the most is not the 1st party but their child. It can hurt them emotionally and physically.         Life is not full of happy endings. But, it is our choice on how we will face the obstacles of life. Keep in mind the quote of Professor Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series. “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

        it is entitled as Dead Stars because when stars die, their glow diminishes then eventually vanishes like the feelings of Alfredo when he touches the hand of Julia when they see each other after a year, he realizes that the feelings that he had to her were gone. I believe that everything happens for a reason.       Alfredo is engaged to Esperanza, and society sees the two as an ideal couple. Yet Alfredo is continually drawn to Julia, who is his 'dream girl,' the shining star of his fantasy.          It speaks of emotions and relationships that may exist but are not realized and lose their real meaning and significance. In the story, the attraction between Alfredo and Julia is a forbidden and taboo phenomenon.

  Narrative by Manuel Arguilla, "How my brother Leon brought home a wife? " focuses on Baldo, the prospective brother-in-law, as he meets Maria, his brother's wife.  Baldo first noticed Maria when she was introduced by Leon, or as Maria chooses to call him Noel, and thought she was beautiful and fragrant, just like papayas in bloom early in the morning.  He was attracted to her face's finer features, like her dimples.