Footnote to Youth

             It was a story of a boy who was only 17 when he decides to marry his love one. He was dodong, and he love teang so much that he could not wait for the right age to settle down in a relationship that is hard to escape. It's the "marriage". At the age of 17 dodong and teang got married without thinking of the risk being in an uneasy part of life. They just follow what they feel. They don't think what would happen in their future. They got a child. Teang realized how hard being a young parent. Her regret of she had done and think, what would be my life if i marry my other suitors instead of dodong? Can I have the same life as of now? She regrets so much of!!

          Until one day, when their son grow. He follows the footsteps of his parents. He wants to marry also at the age of 17. He told his parents what his plans. Dodong have nothing to do but explain how hard and how risky to be in "marriage "at the young age.. But like dodong before, his son also wants to pursue what he wants.

        The lesson we can learn is that marriage can wait the right time, if we want to be in this stage of life, we must prepare ourselves against the risk of it. I know we can all be in to it if we like too but not at the young age.

         This would be a lesson for youth like me. Jose Garcia villa is a great write coz aside from having nice story; he also had the point of view where we can have the knowledge of something related to what will happen to us.

Characters:

1. Dodong-main character of the story who got married at the age of 17.

2. Teang-regretted marrying at an early age.

3. Lucio-Teang's other suitor who got married after she did and who's childless until now.

4. Blas-Dodong and Teang's oldest son who followed their footsteps in the end. Blas contemplated to marry Tona when he was 18.

5. Tona--woman whom Blas wants to marry.

MY REFLECTION:

            The story Footnote to Youth it talks about the responsibilities and realities that come with marriage and the family life. At there young age (seventeen) they got married because they love each other, also they followed the footsteps of their parents because their parents married early because of that love.It also explains there, the character got an early marriage without a planning what will happen ahead, youth are just triumph of their feelings that's why that came up with the unexpected events of their life, One of the reason also, was that the love of parents, it is consider as the main theme that explains the story why it happens,the author was able to explain and differentiate the life of the youth on the past and the youth of today. In the past, people are very sensitive but now esp. those teenagers, they are easy to get, in the point that, without the permission of their parents.It is really sad to know the story that what we want right away will lead us into misery and regrets. If you plan to marry someone you must always think, not only twice but more times, to really understand what he/she will be encountering.It is always easy to get married but is never easy having a big responsibility so you must plan it well. You need to think it over and consider the future before making up your mind. Make sure you are prepared before taking in a new responsibility or else you have to think first of the consequence that might happen if you decide to marry, life is difficult and happy moments are their but you also have to think that their are also a sad moments and marrying is not easy, because you also have to think first of the hardship that your parents is facing just to give you a better life so don't make a decision that would make your life complicated especially if you are young.  Love can wait in the right time and in the right place and also be patient.