felicity

By nature, the father plays the role as the breadwinner of the family. This basically means that the father brings and is the main source of income that allows the family to acquire for their basic necessities and some leisure. To simply put, no job for the father equals to no income for the family. In " Lengua Para Diablo" , contemporary Philippine-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis used several writing techniques like symbolism and reversal of roles. (Image from cnnphilippines.com) The story prompts a very realistic setting that shows our country's problems today  —  poverty and unemployment  —  and how it affects us. It can be seen in the text that the father's being jobless created a big difference in the way he acts around his family. He was not able to fulfill his promise of a better life for his family, especially to his wife whom he have sworn to provide an electric fan, bigger windows, and a bigger house. I think that the father used the line "