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The Sadness Collector 2

The story is about a family that loses their home due to the father leaving to work overseas, causing separation within the family and financial difficulties. It explores the themes of how migration impacts those left behind, including feelings of displacement, dislocation, and diaspora through the eyes of the daughter Rica and her interactions with the Sadness Collector. The techniques used focus on the sociocultural effects of migration on the family.

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The Sadness Collector 2

The story is about a family that loses their home due to the father leaving to work overseas, causing separation within the family and financial difficulties. It explores the themes of how migration impacts those left behind, including feelings of displacement, dislocation, and diaspora through the eyes of the daughter Rica and her interactions with the Sadness Collector. The techniques used focus on the sociocultural effects of migration on the family.

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THE SADNESS

COLLECTOR
BY: MERLINDA BOBIS
CHARACTERS

• Big Lady/Sadness Collector


• Rica
• Mother
• Father
PLOT

• The story’s plot is about the losing of a home by some major reasons, such as separation
from each other. The techniques of writing is very stylistic and focuses on sociocultural
realm of Merlinda's story. The author speaks indirectly to the readers, which dictates the
effect when someone in the family leave for the purpose of working overseas and earning
for the family.
CONFLICT

• Man vs Man
• Man vs Society
• Man vs Himself
THEME

• How migration of a person affects his/her family (Diaspora, Displacement, Dislocation)

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