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DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
At the end of exploration, the learner is expected to:
Interpret the connections between the historical context of the short story and broader historical trends or movements, exploring how the narrative reflects or challenges prevailing attitudes and values of the time.
Practice incorporating insights from the historical context into literary analysis and interpretation of the short story, enhancing critical thinking and textual understanding.
WHAT IS HISTORIAL CONTEXT?
Historical context is the awareness that the people who created sources were living at a time when may have held opinions and beliefs that are very different from what we consider ‘normal’.
Identifying historical context allows us to demonstrate historical empathy: to understand the different attitudes from the past without judging them.
Historical context is also being aware of the important events at the time that influenced the creation of the source.
Particular events often motivate people to create sources in a specific way.
The creator may have specifically mentioned certain people or events or used certain language because of an event that had recently occurred.
EXAMPLE OF SHORT STORY WITH HISTORICAL CONTEXT
THE SUMMARY OF "THE DAY THE DANCERS CAME" BY BIENVENIDO SANTOS
The story starts with two Filipino citizens, Filemon (Fil) Acayan and Antonio (Tony) Bataller, who live in Chicago, in early November when the snow is still falling. Fil was enthusiastic because the young and elegant dancers from the Philippines were going to arrive to perform in Chicago that day thinking they would love their “first snow.” Tony was not maybe because for him it was a sign of the dreaded cancer.
Fil was so eager with the coming of the dancers that he even blushed at the thought of it. He planned to invite them to the apartment they’d been living in for the last ten years. He’s going to cook them some delicious chicken adobo, the well-stuffed relleno, and offer them his warm hospitality.
He went to the airport to meet them. However, the dancers came, but they were perhaps too young and too elegant to accept an invitation from an old, stalker-like man. The day the dancers came, at the sight of the beautiful Filipino ladies, Fil was dumbfounded and rejected.
Nevertheless, Fil still pursued his love and admiration for the young dancers. He recorded the dance troupe’s performance on his old portable tape recorder in hopes of inspiring Tony, who was not as excited as he was the day the dancers came. Tony was not able to watch their performance because he went to his doctor to have his condition checked.
He went home weak so Fil took a nap. By the time he woke up, Tony was already there, asleep. He played what he had recorded when suddenly Tony screamed. He went immediately to Toy’s room and asked what happened with his consultation. He ended up in despair. He lost his memories of the dancers as he mistakenly erased all the recordings.
He tried to rewind the sounds but there was nothing left but meaningless sounds.
SHORT VIDEO DISCUSSION ABOUT BIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT
WHAT IS HISTORICAL CONTEXT?
WHAT IS HISTORICAL CONTEXT?
THE DAY THE DANCERS CAME
THE DAY THE DANCERS CAME
REFERENCE/S
REFERENCE/S
How to analyse a source’s historical context. (n.d.). [Video]. History Skills. https://www.historyskills.com/source-criticism/analysis/context/
Studocu. (n.d.). The Day the Dancers came by Bienvenido Santos - Literature - Studocu. https://www.studocu.com/row/document/univerzita-j-selyeho/literature/the-day-the-dancers-came-by-bienvenido-santos/19691995
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