Padre Fauna Witnesses the Execution of Rizal

 

An Analysis of a 21st century Philippine Literature entitled

Padre Fauna Witnesses the Execution of Rizal

by: Danton Remoto

 

COPY OF THE LITERARY TEXT

1        I stand on the roof

2        Of the Ateneo Municipal

3       Shivering

4       On this December morning

5        Months ago,

6        Pepe came to me

7        In the Observation

8        I thought we would talk

9        About the stars

10      That do not collide 

11       In the sky:

12      Instead, he asked me about purgatory.

13      (His cheeks still ruddy

14       From the sudden sun

15       After the bitter winters

16       In Europe.)

17       And on this day

18      with the year beginning to turn,

19      Salt stings my eyes.

20      I see Pepe,

21       A blur

22      Between the soldiers

23      With their Mausers raised

24      And the early morning's

25      Star:

26      Still shimmering

27      Even if millions of miles away,

28      The star itself

29      Is already dead.

Structure of the text

The writer organizes the text by, first, sequence and time order because he said where and when Padre Fauna is.  Second, the description. Third, compare and contrast and the last were the cause and effect.

Authors’ Purpose

The writer wants us to understand when that it’s needed to bring hope and light to the Filipinos. It’s not just for us Filipinos but also to the other nations. Other nations that suffer the same way as we witness to the hands of foreign subjugator. Like the star, his light will continue to shine and light our mind and soul.

Author’s viewpoint/tone

The author felt sad for the execution of Rizal because Rizal saved many people. He felt sad because he knew that Rizal wants to live free in his country. Some word that shows the writer’s feeling is “And on this day with the year beginning turn, salt stings my eyes”.

Author’s Techniques

Danton Remoto (the author), uses title as a text feature in this poem. Having this technique, we’ve already know what the poem is all about and what will happen in this poem because by just reading the title (the text feature in this literary piece) we got a prior knowledge. The authors also use hyperbole as a technique. “Even if millions of miles away, the star itself is already dead”. As analyzing the phrase, the person felt painful and for lose we can say that he is broken about Rizal’s execution.

Author’s Background Information

Danton R. Remoto (born March 25, 1963) is a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and professor. Remoto was a first prize recipient at the ASEAN letter-Writing Contest for Young People. The award made Remoto a scholar at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

Analysis

Using the biographical context, it can be concluded that the poem "Padre Fauna witnesses the execution of Rizal" is all about witnessing the death of a star who is Rizal that was occurred in Ateneo who was written by Danton Remoto, a Filipino writer from Pampanga.

Summary

It talks about the perspective of Padre Faura on the day of the execution of Rizal where it is clearly stated that Padre Fauna witnessed the execution on the roof of Ateneo Municipal clearly nervous and scared as for the word shivering even mixed in with cold since of his location.

REFERENCES

AUTHOR/S	TITLE OF THE  WEBSITE	TITLE OF THE ARTICLE	WEBSITE LINK
MAGISTRATEMOLE8155	COURSE HERO	Padre Fauna Witnesses The Execution of Rizal	https://www.coursehero.com/file/36702642/21st-centurydocx/
DANTO REMOTO	WIKIPEDIA	AUTHORS BACKGROUND	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danton_Remoto