Tree

I should have expected the ending won't be a happy one. This gives me 1984 feels. The injustice. The helplessness. It's been decades since this was written but still relevant to this day. What's funny is that it's like nothing has changed. Just like Rosales. You can see till now the inequality between the rich and the poor. Farmers work the hardest but are paid the least. The destiny of the poor for most is still the same. That's what makes it sad.

F. Sionil Jose's prose is just beautiful. It's my first time reading a book by a Filipino author in English. I wonder what would it feel if it's in Filipino. I feel like the poor would be more accurately presented if this was written in Filipino. It'll feel more personal. But I guess this is ought to read by the people like the MC. To realize for themselves that this is happening. Anw, good book.