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    (Interpretation) Apo On The Wall by BJ Patino

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    This poem depicts life under martial law in the Philippines from the perspective of a young boy. The boy feels fearful around his strict father who works for the government and has brought home a photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, referred to as "Apo." The boy senses Apo is watching him like a "scary Jesus" and feels his every move is being monitored. The last line conveys the boy's fear that Apo knows what he is doing, regulating his behavior and signifying the oppressive atmosphere of martial law.

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    (Interpretation) Apo On The Wall by BJ Patino

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    This poem depicts life under martial law in the Philippines from the perspective of a young boy. The boy feels fearful around his strict father who works for the government and has brought home a photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, referred to as "Apo." The boy senses Apo is watching him like a "scary Jesus" and feels his every move is being monitored. The last line conveys the boy's fear that Apo knows what he is doing, regulating his behavior and signifying the oppressive atmosphere of martial law.

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    Apo

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    This poem depicts life under martial law in the Philippines from the perspective of a young boy. The boy feels fearful around his strict father who works for the government and has brought home a photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, referred to as "Apo." The boy senses Apo is watching him like a "scary Jesus" and feels his every move is being monitored. The last line conveys the boy's fear that Apo knows what he is doing, regulating his behavior and signifying the oppressive atmosphere of martial law.

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    (Interpretation) Apo On The Wall by BJ Patino

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    Tina Manforte
    This poem depicts life under martial law in the Philippines from the perspective of a young boy. The boy feels fearful around his strict father who works for the government and has brought home a photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, referred to as "Apo." The boy senses Apo is watching him like a "scary Jesus" and feels his every move is being monitored. The last line conveys the boy's fear that Apo knows what he is doing, regulating his behavior and signifying the oppressive atmosphere of martial law.

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    21ST CENTURY LITERATURE

    [ I N T E R P R E TAT I O N ] A P O O N T H E
    WA L L BY B J PAT I N O
    BY TEACHERDEL - JANUARY 29, 2019

    1. There's this man's photo on the wall

    2. of my father's office at home, you

    3. know, where father brings his work,

    4. where he doesn't look strange

    5. still wearing his green uniform

    6. and colored breast plates, where,

    7. to prove that he works hard, he

    8. also brought a photo of his boss

    9. whom he calls Apo, so Apo could,

    10. you know, hang around on the wall

    11. behind him and look over his shoulders

    12. to make sure he's snappy and all.

    13. Father snapped at me once, caught me

    14. sneaking around his office at home

    15. looking at the stuff on his wall - handguns,

    16. plaques, sword, medals, a rifle-

    17. told me that was no place for a boy,

    18. only men, when he didn't really

    19. have to tell me because you know,

    20. that photo of Apo on the wall was already

    21. looking at me while I moved around,

    22. his eyes following me like he was

    23. that scary Jesus in the hallway, saying

    24. I know, I know what you're doing.


    1. How would you describe the persona and the persona's father? How
    would you describe their relationship?

    The persona is a boy, innocent, scared, yet, is curious.


    The persona's father is strong, strict, obedient (to his commander).
    As we look thought the monologue of the child, we can feel that his
    relationship with his father is distant. It is surrounded by fear of being
    snapped at or scolded upon. We can also sense in line 17 that the father
    does not show much loving affection to his son, but just a disturbance
    to his office.

    2. Who is Apo in the poem? Cite evidence to support your answer.


    Apo is Ferdinand E. Marcos. Apo in Ilocano language means, "sir" or
    "master". It is also an endearment term for the elderly.
    Marcos was born in Ilocos Norte. Ilocanos take pride in calling
    Ferdinand Marcos "Apo". He is a superhero, an Ilocano pride.
    In the poem, we can claim that the "Apo" that was mentioned is
    Ferdinand Marcos. A line states "so Apo could, you know, hang around
    the wall". It has been an SOP that in government offices the portrait of
    the President shall be hanged on the wall.
    In addition, this poem portrays a situation during Martial Law.

    3. Why is Apo compared to "scary" Jesus in the hallway? What do they


    seem to have in common?
    In Christian Religion, Jesus has been described as omnipresent. He
    knows just about everything and anything whether it is an overt or
    covert action.
    The child sees Apo as a figure like Jesus that whatever he does, it will
    be seen by Apo. This can be seen in the line "Apo on the wall was already
    looking at me while I moved around".
    Yet, unlike Jesus, the child adds the adjective "scary", to show his fear
    with Apo.
    4. What does the last line mean? How does this regulate the persona's
    behavior?
    "I know, I know what you're doing"
    This intensifies the portrayal of fear of the child to Apo, that even in a
    photo, he feels the presence of Apo and anything he does may become
    something for him to be sent in trouble.

    5. How does this poem provide the reader of what martial law was like?
    Martial law is depicted as something horrific that even in an innocent
    eyes of a child, fears strikes his every move. That even a lifeless picture
    can send chills down a child's spine.
    How much more to those who knows exactly what's happening
    outside the premises of their homes

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