Charlson and the telling of the Chinese-Filipino experience
Date of Publication
1992
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Abstract/Summary
This thesis delves into the conversation with a Chinese-Filipino writer, Charlson Ong and his first collection of short stories-MEN OF THE EAST AND OTHER STORIES. The interview questions revolve around the ff: personal and literary influences of the writer thematic concerns style and craft specific works and other pertinent questions. The objectives of this project are: to understand fiction from the perspective of a Chinese-Filipino writer, to discover the writer's process of creating fiction to gain insights into the writer's vision and his dilemma of defining the Chinese-Filipino experience and to elucidate on certain aspects of the Chinese-Filipino psyche as manifested in his stories.The analysis contains these findings: The pidgin dialect is the true language of the young Chinese-Filipino, encoding this language takes a lot of maturity and sensitivity on the writer. The Chinese-Filipino psyche is ingrained with ethnocentric views, filial piety and guilt complex. Guilt arises from one's failure to properly bury one's ancestors, relations with the huanna, bringing up unChinese children, non-fulfillment of family duties. The exiles in Ong's fiction dealt with their pain and guilt in the ff: ways-being stoic, resignation, delusions, insanity, death and forgiveness of oneself. Preserving the Chinese culture and language is a grave concern for Charlson Ong. For him, the Chinese-Filipino is a bridge for differing generations and cultures.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU05647
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
96 leaves
Keywords
Ong; Charlson Men of the East and other stories; Chinese in the Philippines; Novelists; Chinese; Men of the East and other stories
Recommended Citation
Co, J. D. (1992). Charlson and the telling of the Chinese-Filipino experience. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1108
