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Reaction Paper: Filipinas 1941 Noong 1941, ang Pilipinas ay nasa isang mahinang kalagayan at nasa isang madilim at mala-impyernong lugar habang lubhang naghihirap ang mga tao. Hindi lamang ang bagong tanggap na kalayaan ang kinuha ng mga Hapon, pati na rin ang buhay ng mga milyon-milyong mga Pilipino. Mga buhay ang nakataya at ang posibilidad ng paghihiwalay o pagkawala ng mga mahal sa buhay ay napakataas. Maliwanag ang pang-aabuso sa mga bata at, lalo na sa mga babae ng mga sundalo Hapon na ginahasa, sinaktan, at pinatay ang mga ito. Walang awang pumatay ng di-mabilang na mga sibilyan at guerilla ang mga Hapon, tulad ng ginawa nila sa makasaysayang Death March. Ang bansa ay maaaring may digmaan laban sa Japan ngunit nagkaroon din ng digmaan na nagaganap sa loob ng mga hangganan nito. Dahil sa takot, ang mga mamamayan sa bansa ay nahati sa dalawang mga pangkat--mga taong piniling lumaban para sa kanilang bansa at mga taong piniling sundin ang mga utos at manatiling ligtas, sinasamba ang kanilang mga kaaway upang mabuhay. Ang kawalan ng katapatan ay nagpakita kung gaano kasindak-sindak ang sitwasyon noong panahon ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig at talagang naipakita na kung sino ang tunay na mamamayang Pilipino at kung saan nakalaan ang kanilang lakas at dangal. Gayunpaman, ang kakayahang manumbalik ng mga Pilipino ay maliwanag dahil sa hindi mabilang na rebelde sa loob ng bansa na nagtiis sa paghihirap na ibinigay sa kanila. Ito’y humantong sa mga laban ng matatapang na Pilipino, na nagpapatunay na ang integridad at pagmamalaki ay hindi kailanman makukuha mula sa kanila. Mula sa simula ng dula, makikita mo na ang pagkakatao ng filipino. Dahil nabigo si Felipe sa pagsusulit sa Ingles, binansagan na siyang bobo ng mga tao bahagi nan g pagkafilipino ang gawing pamantayan ng tagumpay ang kakayahang gumamit ng Ingles. Ang madalas isipin ng mga pinoy ay kapag magaling magsalita ng ingles ang isang tao, siya ay tinitingnan kaagad na matalino. Dahil ang pananaw ng maraming pinoy tungkol sa kahit anong bagay na may relasyon sa Amerika ay sosyal o mahal. Madalas itinatatak ang ideya na ang lahat ng bagay galing sa Amerika o pagsasalita ng Ingles ay mas maganda kaysa sa mga produktong Filipino o pagsasalita ng tagalog/filipino kung saan nagreresulta sa palagay na yung mga may alam sa pagsasalita nga Ingles ay mayayaman nakita ito na edukado. Ang pangalawang pagkakataong filipino na makikita ay ang konsepto ng “utang ng loob”. Nang humingi ng tulong si Nestor sa kumander ng mga Hapones pagkatapos nawala si Emilia, kasama ng isang Hapones na opisyal. Makikita natin ang “utang na loob” galing kay Nestor nang inasahan niya na tutulungan siya ng kumander dahil tinutustusan niya ang militar ng Hapn ng bota. Nagbibigay ng kahalagahan ang mga filipino sa kanilang mga pamilya. Kahit anong mangyari, mas malapot pa rin ang dugo kaysa sa tubig. Minsan may problema sa loob ng pamilya pero mahal pa rin natin ang mga kamag-anak natin. Ang Filipinas 1941 ay umikot sa relayson ng magkapatid na si Nestor at si Felipe at kung paano naayos ang kanilang kaugnayan dahil sa pagibig nila para isa’t isa at para sa kanilang bayan. Ang pinakahuling pagkafilipino ay ang tema ng nasyonalismo. Si Felipe at ang mga rebeldeng HUKBALAHAP ay nakipaglaban sa kanilang kamatayan laban sa Hapon upang kuning muli ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas, tinulungan ni Sofia ang ama ni Pancho,isang rebelde, at pinalaya ni Nestor ang mga bilanggo na kababayan. Ang mga Filipino ay kilala dahil sa kanilang para sa kabutihan ng bayan sa buong kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Oo, maaaring ipatupad ang nasyonalismo na ipinakita sa dula sa kalasakuyang panahon. Ang nasyonalismo ay ang pagibig para sa sariling bayan, ang paggawa ng lahat para sa kabutihan ng bansa. Nakita natin ang pagkakaisa ng mga pinoy katulad nina Felipe at Nestor sa paglaban sa digmaan dahil mahal nila ang kanilang bayan. Isinakripisyo nila ang kanilang mga buhay para makakuha ng mas mabuting buhay ang susunod na henerasyon. Isang halimbawa sa maaaring pagpapatupad ng nasyonalismo ay ating mga kababayan mula sa panganib ng mga sundalo ng Pilipinas na lumalaban at nagliligtas ng. Marami nang sundalo ang namatay habang nagsisilbi sa bansa. Isa pang halimbawa sa pagtupad ng nasyonalismo ay na sa ekonomohiya. Dapat sinusuportahan natin ang mga kababayan natin at panatilihin ang kultura ng Pilipinas. Aparte sa ekonomiya, marami din ang korupsyon na makikita sa bansa. Ngunit, kailangan natin mahalin, maging tapat, at magingisa upang umuunlad ang Pilipinas.

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