The story of Tata Selo and the realizations that struck its readers

 About the  story of "Tata Selo"       T he short story “Tata Selo” by Rogelio Sicat is about a farmer named after the title of story. Tata Selo is a widower, he lost his wife due to a sickness and left the daughter named Saling to be alone with his father. Tata Selo wanted to reclaim his land because he sold it for the sake of his wife who was sick at the time. But he did not have any money therefore he has to work to reclaim the land that he once had. The conflict of the story started when Kabesang Tano forces Tata Selo to leave his land because he already has other farmers on his land. While begging Tata Selo is begging to not to be dismissed, Kabesang Tano keeps hitting him on the forehead. Defending himself, he struck Kabesang Tano and accidentally killed him. From that point, a lot of oppression and inequality can be perceived against the protagonist of the story.  Realizations      I t can be seen that Tata Selo was a selfless father who will do anything to reclaim hi