CONFLICT OF THE PLAY
The conflict in the story New Yorker in Tondo is that Kikay has taken on all of the style and attitude of New York and brought it back with her to her Philippines home. Her friends and family find her behavior odd.
We can also say, It portrays the actuality how most people likely forget their real identity once they move overseas. And this is true among some Filipinos abroad although we can't really blamed those folks who altered their ways because they have to incorporate themselves in the new environment that they are in. They were put in those circumstances, and they have to deal with it since in the long run, they moved to get a better life.
KIND OF PLAY
New Yorker in Tondo is a famous Filipino one-act play of Marcelino Agana Jr. written in 1956. It is a popular type of comedy which is based on situations that might happen in everyday life. It is a comedy for everyone because it delivers more value and meaning by transcending the belief that one can take out of the Philippines, but the Philippines cannot be taken out in oneself.
As a classic satirical play, it deals with human folly, which are neither painful or destructive. It depicts accurately the average Filipino’s faux love for the country which was completely lost when exposed to a foreign country’s cultural aesthetic. This satire is being portrayed by Kikay who acculturate the New Yorker’s manner, style and custom. Since this type of drama is a comedy the conflict involved is fortunately solved to give the the play a happy ending.
SYMBOLS USED IN THE PLAY
The “Mango Tree” symbolizes their cherished memories. The four of them namely Kikay, Tony, Nena and Totoy were childhood friends. Every happy and sorrowful moments that they encountered was witnessed by the mango tree. The mango tree was also a symbol of their love and friendship. The mango tree was their playground, they shared jokes under the tree and laughed on little things.
The name “Francesca” symbolizes acculturation. Francesca was away for a long time and she now adopted the norms and mores of the Americans. She dresses like an American, shares their values and interests. Francesca has become highly acculturated into American culture.
THEME OF THE PLAY
New Yorker in Tondo is a play about a girl named Kikay who has fallen in love with the concrete jungle, New York, and has forgotten about her native land, the Philippines. New Yorker in Tondo is a very comical play but also evokes a deep and serious message. In the story, the protagonist neglects her motherland and changes her ways, even her name, and adopts the lavish lifestyle of a New Yorker. She willingly leaves friends and vows, and her lover. As fate brings her back to her roots, she encounters different conflicts with the characters and in the end is found struggling to gain her lover back. A reconciliation awakens her to the reality.
The message of the playwright is that love and love for the country wins. One should never forget to look back at where he came from. Love for one’s cherished traditions will always go beyond the love for worldly things and the lavish lifestyle. As for Kikay, she learns that “there really is no place like home.”
The conflict in the story New Yorker in Tondo is that Kikay has taken on all of the style and attitude of New York and brought it back with her to her Philippines home. Her friends and family find her behavior odd.
We can also say, It portrays the actuality how most people likely forget their real identity once they move overseas. And this is true among some Filipinos abroad although we can't really blamed those folks who altered their ways because they have to incorporate themselves in the new environment that they are in. They were put in those circumstances, and they have to deal with it since in the long run, they moved to get a better life.
KIND OF PLAY
New Yorker in Tondo is a famous Filipino one-act play of Marcelino Agana Jr. written in 1956. It is a popular type of comedy which is based on situations that might happen in everyday life. It is a comedy for everyone because it delivers more value and meaning by transcending the belief that one can take out of the Philippines, but the Philippines cannot be taken out in oneself.
As a classic satirical play, it deals with human folly, which are neither painful or destructive. It depicts accurately the average Filipino’s faux love for the country which was completely lost when exposed to a foreign country’s cultural aesthetic. This satire is being portrayed by Kikay who acculturate the New Yorker’s manner, style and custom. Since this type of drama is a comedy the conflict involved is fortunately solved to give the the play a happy ending.
SYMBOLS USED IN THE PLAY
The “Mango Tree” symbolizes their cherished memories. The four of them namely Kikay, Tony, Nena and Totoy were childhood friends. Every happy and sorrowful moments that they encountered was witnessed by the mango tree. The mango tree was also a symbol of their love and friendship. The mango tree was their playground, they shared jokes under the tree and laughed on little things.
The name “Francesca” symbolizes acculturation. Francesca was away for a long time and she now adopted the norms and mores of the Americans. She dresses like an American, shares their values and interests. Francesca has become highly acculturated into American culture.
THEME OF THE PLAY
New Yorker in Tondo is a play about a girl named Kikay who has fallen in love with the concrete jungle, New York, and has forgotten about her native land, the Philippines. New Yorker in Tondo is a very comical play but also evokes a deep and serious message. In the story, the protagonist neglects her motherland and changes her ways, even her name, and adopts the lavish lifestyle of a New Yorker. She willingly leaves friends and vows, and her lover. As fate brings her back to her roots, she encounters different conflicts with the characters and in the end is found struggling to gain her lover back. A reconciliation awakens her to the reality.
The message of the playwright is that love and love for the country wins. One should never forget to look back at where he came from. Love for one’s cherished traditions will always go beyond the love for worldly things and the lavish lifestyle. As for Kikay, she learns that “there really is no place like home.”