Reflection - Footnote to Youth

 Footnote to Youth

by: Jose Garcia Villa


Footnote to youth focuses on the possibility of teen marriage. This story focuses on the most prevalent issue facing young people today: love. Being in love involves many aspects of life that we should keep in mind. Many people should think twice before getting married young since, given everything that has been happening in our society, we can come to regret it. Marriage is a holy rite that should only be performed by two individuals who have seen their love blossom.

 

Dodong, who is seventeen, and Teang wanted to be married and start a family at a young age because they were so much in love. Because I thought that Dodong's father understood his thoughts and had consented to the marriage, I could state that Dodong's parents also wed young. Raising their families is a commonality among these three generations. Despite being cliche, I enjoy the narrative and how it ended since it portrays one of the pressing societal concerns facing our country now. The fact that it serves as a reminder to young people about what life might be led me to conclude that it was called "Footnote to Youth."

 

The author's usage of many Filipino cultures and traditions in the characters and location is quite amazing. Teenagers today are so smart that we never consider what may happen if we did something unexpected like getting married or being pregnant at a young age. Like Confucius remarked, "Life is very simple, but we persist on making it complicated," life is not as simple as it should be.

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