Why did they go through the Waig?

Father asked if anyone had seen them coming to his house - he told them to travel through the Waig because he did not want anyone to see them. he wants to know if she'll be able to accept the environment - non city - wants to see if she will fit into to their rural, peasant life. Maria is making an effort fit into their lifestyle even though she is scared and not used to it.

She could be crying because of tears of joy since she got accepted, maybe father died, or father did not accept her, but the most possible inference is that she is happy because she got accepted.

The most happy thing that father found out about Maria is that she sang the peasant song.
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Father asked if they saw anyone along the way.

What is the connection between Leon and Noel?

How old is Baldo?

Did Baldo know Maria before?

Why did Leon change his name and make it spelled backwards?

Where was Leon coming from?

It seems that Manong another name for Leon/Noel, but later on, it seems like it is the place where they are from...

Why does Baldo's heart sink when Leon said that he was a good boy?

How is the relationship between Baldo and Leon?

Why does their father ask Baldo questions about Maria?

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Maria is from the city (Manilla???), and Leon is from the rural countryside.

Arguilla assumes that we know a lot about the Phillipines, but Bulosan does not expect that the audience knows that much about the Phillipines, so he explains it all. They have different audiences.

Arguilla's audience is Filipinos who understand English.

Bulosan's intended audience is someone who speaks English, but do not have that much background info about the Phillipines.

what is the signifigance of the song, Sky Sown with Stars? (pg.13)
all the laughter goes out of her because they are close to his house - she is afraid of not
accepted by the family. then, leon starts singing it. he taught it to her - it is a song that
he and his father used to sing when they were cutting hay???

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America is in the Heart 1st Chapter:

mainly sad, but there are some happy moments:

Leon coming back from fighting int he war - they never had seen each other in person - Allos was too young - only pictures.

It is the context that makes the story different that Arguilla's - sad context.

Themes:

City & Countryside

Questions: How do the themes change/affect each other in these 2 stories?

Argument:

A: City adapts to country in the person of Maria.

B Country adapts to city in the person of Carlos.