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A Story Crafted From Hand and Heart

     The death of a loved one always make us feel despaired. The anxiety of losing someone who had played an important role in your life is hard to overcome. The story From Mother With Love portrayed the situation of overcoming this feeling. Moreover, it showed the difficulty of accepting someone’s fate. It also highlighted the unconditional love of a mother to her child. From Mother with Love captures all of the drama and desperation of a young girl caught in a difficult situation from her unique perspective.

     The story revolved around Minta and her ill mother, Mary. Minta and her father knew that Mary would die in 3 months. Hence, they did not let her know about it and just spent the remainder of their lives being happy and pretending not to know about it. When her mother died, Minta was going through her things and discovered wrapped Christmas gifts. She then knew that her mother knew that she was going to die. Knowing this, her mother left a letter for Minta explaining to take care of her father and a gift (hand-me-down sweater). With this, Minta felt responsible for the household and helped her father in overcoming the melancholic death of their household head.

     With the development of the story, the conflict was deeply unfolded and resolved through a plot twist. The emotional attachment among the characters was also revealed as the plot developed. It provided the common scenarios among the closeness of Filipino family members. The story sets a reminder for everyone to value their time with their loved ones. Furthermore, it became a catalyst for its readers to realize that life has an ending and we cannot escape from it. The story is crafted with one thing in the author’s mind: to get into the emotions of its readers.