A Literary Criticism on Cecilia Brainard's "Childhood in the Path of Typhoons"

By: Kent Joemar Escoto

 It is easy to forget these words. The world we live in is not exactly that amazing place we dream about. We hear every day on TV, newspapers and the internet about wars, natural disasters and other bad news. And usually too many important stories remain untold. Today we want to bring to you those untold beautiful stories from the Philippines, a country that has witnessed much devastation after the Haiyan Typhoon razed its Eastern part, killing thousands and leaving at least 600,000 homeless.

Childhood in the Path of Typhoons is a literary piece by Cecilia Brainard. In this piece she discussed about how she grew up and lived in the midst of the typhoons. The essay shows also the preparation they made before, during and after the typhoon. By staying indoors when the  storm signals is on nos. 3 and 4. They stayed home with all the things that they needed during typhoon and listening to the radio for futher informations that they can get. The climax of this essay is how the super typhoon Haiyan affect our fellow Filipinos. The author of Childhood in the Path of typhoon shows the unforgettable experience that super typhoon Haiyan brought here in the Philippines.

In my analysis through her piece by eco-criticism. Philippines often faces multiple natural disasters each year, and I can say that typhoons are already natural to the Filipinos since it is constantly happening in our country because we are prone to typhoons. The Philippines is vulnerable to many disasters and calamities due to its geographical location which is along the Pacific region and near the equator. But able to respond to them and lessen its troublesome effect, we should need to have the right emergency services and systems in place. Because as the time pass by, chances of having a typhoon stronger than Yolanda is high.

In conclusion we should be the one to strive hard making our country better, by having the common sense when this disaster struck us, we should have the knowledge and be mindful on our surroundings to be able to deal with it and for us to know what we should do to prevent bad things that might happen to us when it happens. Also in tiny efforts like planting trees all over our forests and taking care of our nature already has a big effect on our environment. We should lend a hand to each other to have a great impact in our country. And we should be the one who will take care of it because it is our obligation and it is also our home.