Minsan May Isang P*ta
Mike Portes the writer of the short story "Minsan mya isang p*ta" is born woman but she became part of trans community because of unfortunate events. Mike Portes also has biological children. Jumping to his work, the literary piece "Minsan may isang p*ta" was written in 2004 and was modified in 2007. This short story was originally published in April 30, 2004 at peyups.com
This short story written by Mike Portes is such a masterpiece, he used the word "p*ta" to describe the Philippines and it has a lot of meaning in the story. The writer used metaphorical words that described the suffering and pain of the Philippines embodied in a role of a woman who was abused by three foreigners. These foreigners represents the three countries who tried to take over the Philippines.
The main character here in the story is the prostitute / the Philippines, the author's relationship to the main character is that the author lives in this country. The center of attention in the story is clearly the woman / the mother. The environment being described in this story is about the cruelty of the foreign countries to the Philippines.
As you read the story, the atmosphere is emotional and reflective as it digs into the harsh reality and struggles of the protagonist. The woman expresses her desire to break free from her past and stop engaging in sex work but she is hindered by the burden of debt that she accumulated.
The short story written by Mike Portes "Minsan may isang p*ta" consists of 3 pages (online) and 1,138 words. The external conflict that is being shown in the story is how the protagonist face the world and challenges in her life and family, on the other hand, her internal problems are her mental and emotional battles.
There are many problems in the story, these problems are how the Philippines is being buried in debt, how the Philippines is being destroyed in the past because of the other countries, etc.
In the story, the one who has a problem is the mother. She was molested by the foreigners three times. The mother is also struggling on how to support her children and make a living, her other children also took advantage of her and betrayed her.
The man vs man in the story is how the three foreigners raped the mother, the man vs society is the mother's children who moved to the other countries for good and it is similar to what is happening in our country because of the government, low salary, etc. , Filipinos chose to move to other countries to live a better life. The man vs nature shown is still the rapists and the mother because of how those three countries tried to ruin and take advantage of the Philippines.
This story written by Mike Portes is such a realistic story because it reflects the reality of life and it symbolizes the past of the Philippines, it reflects the history of the Philippines.
The characters in the story is the mother / the Philippines, three foreigners, and the children. The author presents the characters as the people who lived in the Philippines and the countries during the time the Philippines was being attacked and ruled by the other countries. We see here that the main character in the story is the mother (Philippines) and the secondary character is the foreigner / the last relationship the mother had, who played a significant role in her life.
This short story takes us back in the Philippine history and the author wants to show us and tell us how our country suffered in the past and how our country was being enslaved by the other countries. The author also wants to portray how much damage these events from the past left our country and the people in our country.
That is the story "Minsan may isang p*ta" is all about.
