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Po-on is a historical novel. Internationally released as Dusk, and completed in 1983, it is the final piece, in terms of writing, of Filipino novelist F. Sionil José's award-winning Rosales Saga—so-called for the rural Philippine town, in Pangasinan province, where he grew up.It is, however, a Prequel to the entire series. Set in the late 1800s, in particular covering the period 1880–1899, its historical background is tense and eventful throughout: bookended by the execution of martyr-priests GomBurZanote Mariano Gomes, José Burgos, Jacinto Zamora—executed in 1872—and definitely not known as "MaJoHa" on one hand, and the Philippine Revolution on the other. After the proverbial 300 years of being in a Spanish convent, the Filipino people finally throw off their colonial masters and gain real freedom … or so they thought. Enter the American imperialists. Enter another 50+ years of Hollywood.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Amidst this whirlwind of events, Po-on follows Eustaquio "Istak" Salvador—later Samson, grandfather of Antonio "Tony" Samson and great-grandfather of José "Pepe" Samson, introduced as an incredibly astute altar boy in Cabugaw parish, in the Ilocos region, mentored by the old but nurturing Spanish friar, Padre José Leon. By age 20, Istak's on his way to enter the seminary in Vigan and thence the priesthood, but Padre José is forced to retire, and his young successor is his exact opposite: a typical, bigoted, abusive friar, the exact sort that Filipino nationalists are now railing against, one of the major sparks of the Philippine Revolution.In the far north, however, that simmering discontent remains background noise for Istak—until his one-armed father Ba-ac murders the young, new priest, in revenge for framing him for theft and ordering his amputation. Alarm bells sound throughout the town, forcing Istak and all his blood relations—Ba-ac, his mother Mayang, his brothers An-no and Bit-tik, plus his eventual wife Dalin, among others—in the tiny village of Po-on to flee south, pursued all the while by the colonial police, the Guardia Civil. It takes long months of crossing dangerous streams and dodging warrior tribes before the Salvadors settle in Pangasinan province, rename themselves the Samsons to escape detection, and start a new life and community. It's at that point where Istak eventually gets drawn into events on a national stage, as the Philippine Revolution brings its prime minister, Apolinario Mabini, to Rosales, and thence in contact with Istak, who must now deal with the hard questions of how best to serve his family and his country, especially against consecutive colonisers.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Age-Gap Romance: Ba-ac is in his seventies whilst his wife Mayang is just past 40. | |
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Book Ends: The novel begins and ends with two letters, each written by a colonial agent: May 1880: Padre José writes his provincial superior, summarising his glowing opinions of the faithful, hardworking Ilocanos (and of Istak, his star pupil);Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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Ain't Too Proud to Beg | |
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Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Ba-ac goes up to the Cabugaw parish to beg the young priest to take back Istak. | |
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Aerith and Bob: On the one hand, polysyllabic Spanish/Catholic names (Eustaquio Salvador/Samson, (Capitán) Gualberto, (Don) Jacinto, etc.). On the other hand, staccato-sounding Ilocano names, which may or may not be derivatives or nicknames for Hispanic names (Ba-ac, Mayang, An-no, Bit-tik, Dalin, etc.). On the third hand, the occasional Anglo- or Irish-American name (e.g. Thomas Collins). | |
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America Takes Over the World | |
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America Takes Over the World: The latter half of Part II of the book concludes with the breakout of the Philippine-American War. | |
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