Date of Publication

3-2026

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature major in Creative Writing

Subject Categories

Creative Writing | Fiction

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature, Department of

Thesis Advisor

Carmel Ilustrisimo

Defense Panel Chair

Genevieve L. Asenjo

Defense Panel Member

Mark Adrian Crisostomo Ho
Mary Harmony Gueverra

Abstract (English)

Big City Girl Evangeline: Monsters in the City is a five-short-story collection following the coming of age adventures of the titular character, 18-year-old Evangeline, and her encounters with the supernatural after moving to Metro Manila from the province. Each story ranges from a minimum of 2,000 to a maximum of 7,500 words and centers on Evangeline’s experience with a supernatural creature. The titles are as follows: The Kapre of Magsaysay St., Bleed Me Dry, The Nuno of the Condominium, The Sirenas of the Bay, and Ate Ella Comes to Manila. Each respective narrative will focus on how these supernatural creatures, whose roots are set within the rural narrative, can be displaced and adapted into the urban setting. The themes tackle those found in Filipino society, such as queerness, environmentalism, forced migration, rampant urban development, and other Filipino experiences or realities. The primary demographic for this collection would be young adults.

Following the tradition of Philippine mythology literature in the Philippines, this collection takes inspiration from various sources. Among them is Severino Reyes’s Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, which is one of the earliest works in this genre. Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo’s Trese comic series places Philippine mythology in Manila’s criminal underworld. Chikiamco Paolo’s Alternative Alamat: An Anthology: Myths and Legends from the Philippines speculates on alternative takes on Philippine mythology and their narratives.

keywords: Philippine Mythology, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

 

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Abstract (Filipino)

Big City Girl Evangeline: Monsters in the City ay isang koleksyon ng limang maikling kuwento na sumusunod sa coming-of-age na pakikipagsapalaran ng pangunahing karakter, ang 18-taong-gulang na si Evangeline, at ang kanyang mga engkuwentro sa mga supernatural matapos lumipat sa Metro Manila mula sa probinsya. Bawat kuwento ay may haba mula sa minimum na 2,000 hanggang sa maximum na 7,500 salita at nakasentro sa karanasan ni Evangeline sa isang supernatural na nilalang. Ang mga pamagat ay ang mga sumusunod: The Kapre of Magsaysay St., Bleed Me Dry, The Nuno of the Condominium, The Sirenas of the Bay, at Ate Ella Comes to Manila. Bawat naratibo ay nakatuon sa kung paano ang mga supernatural na nilalang na ang mga ugat ay naka-sentro sa rural na naratibo ay maaaring ma-displace at maiangkop sa urban na espasyo. Tinutugunan ng mga tema ang mga isyung matatagpuan sa lipunang Pilipino, tulad ng queer identity, environmentalism, forced migration, laganap na urban development, at iba pang karanasan o realidad ng mga Pilipino. Ang pangunahing demograpiko para sa koleksyong ito ay ang mga young adult.

Kasunod ng tradisyon ng panitikang mitolohiya sa Pilipinas, ang koleksyong ito ay kumukuha ng inspirasyon mula sa iba’t ibang sanggunian. Kabilang dito ang Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang ni Severino Reyes, na isa sa mga pinakaunang akda sa genre na ito. Ang komiks na serye na Trese nina Budjette Tan at Kajo Baldisimo ay inilalagay ang mitolohiyang Pilipino sa kriminal na mundo ng Maynila. Ang Alternative Alamat: An Anthology: Myths and Legends from the Philippines ni Chikiamco Paolo ay nag-eeksplora ng mga alternatibong pagtingin sa mitolohiyang Pilipino at sa kanilang mga naratibo.

keywords: Philippine Mythology, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Mythology, Philippine; Speculative fiction; Young adult fiction, Philippine (English)

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4-13-2029

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