Do you ever experience one of your precious things being stolen by someone? You may need to do something to retrieve this, right? But what if the situation does not agree with you? Do you still fight and retrieve your thing or do you just give up because you can’t do anything in the situations?
Those questions are related to the story of “Tata Selo” by Rogelio Sikat. Tata Selo is a story that every poor farmer or Filipino can relate to. This story tells that being poor means you can’t do anything, and you can’t get the fair justice that you deserve.
Tata Selo's willingness to give up his farmland just to cure his sick wife shows how much he loves his wife and their family.
In this world where poor and helpless people just like Tata Selo have no right to equality and attaining justice.
In the story of Tata Selo wealth is a major social status determinant.