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What is Lessons from Footnote to Youth about?
The short story "Footnote to Youth" by Jose Garcia Villa depicts the system of early marriage in the Philippines and its consequences. Dodong, at 17 years old, eagerly asks his father for permission to marry Teang. As they raise their family, Dodong and Teang experience the difficulties of marriage and parenthood at a young age. They contemplate how their lives might have been different if they had not married. When Dodong
- Author
- Phillip James Tan
- Language
- EN