What is the summary of cadaver by alfredo florentino?

Answer 1

1) Summary of the play

The play is telling about the life of three persons who are the main characters are: Torio, Carding, and Marina. They are living in poverty condition where located on the edge of a cemetery in manila.

Torio and carding were doing the work is robbering from the death to provide for the living. Because Rich people are always being buried with something valuable on them like Rings, earrings, necklaces-even gold teeth. And here they are, poor, have nothing to earn for the living.

Marina does not know about that until Torio get very heavy ill because of the wound in his leg, he told everything to marina about their business since before until now. Marina fell sad but can do nothing. Before Torio death, Torio was struggle in fighting with his own self, his own feeling.

Answer 2

"Cadaver" is a short story by Alfredo Florentino that revolves around the themes of poverty, resilience, and the struggles of everyday life in a poor community. The story follows a young boy named Pedro who becomes fascinated with a corpse he finds washed up near the river. As Pedro navigates the challenges of his environment, he grapples with his curiosity and fear about death and mortality.