A Literary Analysis of "Alaala" by Jayson Gamelo
Alaala by Jayson Gamelo Group 1 Bacalso Gelig Hoyumpa Kawarasaki Lapera Santillan Introduction “Alaala” by Jayson Gamelo is a story that establishes the mental limitations that come with age. The text tells the story of an old man who suffered from dementia. In the story, he struggled to distinguish past memories from the present. He also failed to recognize the people around him but recognized someone from his memories instead. The story highlights the concept of temporality as the element of time became the root of conflict. The problem in the story correlates with the fact that the main character’s mental ability was declining due to his age. The story also incorporated a partial and holistic point of view by gradually changing the reader’s perspective from indicating pieces of information to revealing the plot twist. Summary One morning, an old man wakes up planning to go to church with his wife, Jane. Finding strangers i...
