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MODULE 3: Authoritarianism Guide Questions

1. The poem describes the relationship between a strict father and his curious son in the Philippines during martial law. The father is devoted to President Ferdinand Marcos and brings home a picture of "Apo" or Marcos to demonstrate his loyalty. 2. The son is fascinated by the picture but also fearful of Apo's authoritarian gaze. He is taught discipline and respect for authority by his father. 3. The last line, "his eyes are following me" reflects the constant fear felt under Marcos' dictatorship, where speaking out could bring harsh punishment. The poem gives insight into what life was like for Filipinos during that time of martial law.

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MODULE 3: Authoritarianism Guide Questions

1. The poem describes the relationship between a strict father and his curious son in the Philippines during martial law. The father is devoted to President Ferdinand Marcos and brings home a picture of "Apo" or Marcos to demonstrate his loyalty. 2. The son is fascinated by the picture but also fearful of Apo's authoritarian gaze. He is taught discipline and respect for authority by his father. 3. The last line, "his eyes are following me" reflects the constant fear felt under Marcos' dictatorship, where speaking out could bring harsh punishment. The poem gives insight into what life was like for Filipinos during that time of martial law.

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MODULE 3: Authoritarianism

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. How would you describe the persona and the persona’s father?
The persona is a child who is fascinated by the picture of Apo on the wall. His
father is a severe man who works for the government (as a soldier). Their
relationship is similar to that of a boss and an employee in that the persona must
do what his father wants in order for his father to be satisfied. Our relationship
with my father is similar, but my father is not as strict.
2. How would you describe their relationship? Would you say that your relationship
with your father is similar or different? Explain.
Their relationship is similar to that of a boss and an employee in that the persona
must do what his father wants in order for his father to be satisfied. Our
relationship with my father is similar, but my father is not as strict.
3. In lines 12 and 13 in the poem, there is the use of the words “snappy” and “snapped”,
respectively. What do these word mean? How do they add to the poem in terms of
sound? How do they add to your understanding of the relationship between the father
and son?
Snappy refers to the ability to move quickly without using full force while
snapped refers to using harsh or biting language with someone. These are the
words that help to improve the poem's sound by using words that sound similar. It
helps me understand how the father was strict with his son by sticking to the
limits.
4. What does Apo mean/ Who is Apo in the poem? Cite evidence to support your
answer.
In the poem, Apo was the boss of the child's father, from lines 7 to 9 (To
demonstrate his work and effort, he also brought a picture of his boss, who indeed
he calls Apo, so Apo might be). Apo is a powerful man, and his name is
Ferdinand Marcos the late president of the Republic of the Philippines.
5. How would you describe the relationship between the persona’s father and Apo?
What does this about the father’s prospective about martial law?
The persona's father and Apo have a good relationship to each other. This implies
that whatever Apo decides, the persona's father will definitely follow the
instructions.
6. What kind of values does the persona’s father want to teach his child, specifically,
about what it means to be a man? Do you agree with these values? Why or why not?
The morals that the father wishes to instill in his child are discipline and respect
for other people and those who are far superior to you, even if they are not
present. Yes, I agree with these moral because if we respect others, they will
respect us in return.
7. Why is Apo compared to the “scary” Jesus in the hallway? What do they seem to have
in common?
Apo, who is Ferdinand Marcos, is likened to the "scary" Jesus in the hallway as
they're both impactful. “His eyes are following me like he was that scary Jesus in
the hallway saying I know, I know what you are doing,” This line demonstrates
Apo's power; he is a great and truly brain man.
8. What do the father, Apo, and the “scary” Jesus have in common?
Father is a snappy and devoted follower of his Apo, Ferdinand Marcos. Because
of his strength, Ferdinand Marcos is like Christ, who knows what he doing.
9. Read the last line of the poem. What does it mean? How does this regulate the
persona’s behavior?
This reveals the worries felt by Filipinos during Marcos' dictatorial regime in
terms of power and authority. They are afraid to fight or speak out against the
Marcos government.
10. Do you think the persona’s perspective about martial law is the same as his father’s?
Why or why not?
The narrator, on the other hand, was in curiosity because he assumed the father
did not want his son to be like him or to take part of his doing. The father wants to
keep his son safe from harm.
11. How does this poem provide the reader a glimpse of what martial law was like? How
did the poem make you feel?
It reflects the situation about what and how Filipinos felt the tragic and torturous
during Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorial regime in the Philippines. The apo on the
wall depicts the real situation in terms of different viewpoints of youngsters as
well as those who did live through Martial Law.

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