Home⇛Asia-Pacific Journal of Advanced Research and Innovation⇛vol. 1 no. 1 (2025)

Struggles For Survival And Reaffirmation Of Human Values As Reflected In Nvm Gonzalez’S Novel, A Season Of Grace

Charina Alejo

Discipline: literature in English

 

Abstract:

The experiences of the characters that the reader meets on the printed page influence his understanding of human nature and life. It is in this context that a study on NVM Gonzalez’ A Season of Grace was conducted. The study analyzed the struggles for survival and the human values imbedded in the novel and related these to the 21st Century Filipinos’ struggles and values. It was found out that the novel is an illustration of a person’s continuous struggle in a hostile environment. It presents the general pattern of struggle by all people, not only the Filipinos, against the threatening cycles of natural calamities, social disorder, economic imbalance and political turmoil. Thus, the novel contributes to a deeper understanding of what it means to be human and what it means to be alive, whether such life is lived in pain and suffering.



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