Answer:
Analysis of Five Brothers,
One Mother Everyone of us calls someone or somewhere our "home". Our home keeps
us warm and makes us feel safe. Because of this, the story strikes a chord in every one's heart. The story was about the personal experiences of the author, and the place he chose to call "home".
In this story, the writer exhibited the
experience of being an outsider by
moving from one culture to another and the challenges of it in the essay. In seeking true home outside of this present situation, people tend to deny that such present moment is indeed the writer teaches people to delight in every second. In addition, the writer eloquently described their home in Marikina and the parts of the house as something more.
true home. In recognizing ourselves as the home we have always sought, the
Concepts the story tackles:
• Home • Family • Houses are not homes and the houses we used to live in stays
inside of us.
Main perspectives in the story
. Father
. Mother • Brother
. Author
Father The author's father lived in needed to
be sold. He mentioned that there is an invisible rope that causes emotional connection between the family and the
house.
Mother
The mother of the author fears and has become anxious about her children growing up. It was described as an exodus when they start leaving. The mother tries to maintain the home through her cooking which she believes
holds everyone together.
Brother
The brother of the author already the country to live in a foreign land, which is the US. Despite this, the family still leaves a place for the oldest brother, in hopes he would return.
Author
Lastly the author has felt that houses are not permanent, mainly due to his experiences of moving from house to house. He also mentions that the house is supposed to be a fixed point, where one could find peace and comfort. But the author mentions that houses are an "uncertainty of life" and that our fixed
