Analysis Of Carlos Bulosan's How My Stories Were Written

Cultural narratives from all around offer different kinds of unique insights that inspire readers in many aspects. Carlos Bulosan’s How My Stories Were Written is a first-person narrative that describes the motivation of his work along with a background of how his pieces became about. Throughout his narrative, Bulosan heavily focuses on the idea of wisdom through words and this became so inspirational, that his writings incorporate these intellectual ideas. The conversation dialogue “these are merely tales of an old and forgotten man who has lived beyond his time. There are others who can tell you more fascinating stories of what is happening today…I will go away someday and I would like to remember what kind of people lived here a long time past” (Bulosan 3) has significant meaning and reflect so much more than just a simple conversation. It’s relatable, personal, and highly appealing to the

Within this conversation between Apo and Bulosan, many readers, such as myself, can agree with Bulosan’s point in which words such as Apo’s are full of wisdom and can be carried later on. Despite how the tale may be told and whether it catches an interest or not, many people of the younger generation carry these ideas and view them as lessons. People such as Bulosan view this as encouragement and life lessons since these tales can teach us many factors. Moreover, they have hidden messages and demonstrate a different perspective on life. Apo viewed his words as worthless because of how he envisioned himself. In reality, his remarks were worth much more than what he thought and left an imprint behind. His stories incited Bulosan so much and helped him become the writer that he was. Without these words, Bulosan wouldn’t have gotten such motivation to create beautiful works nor teach him about his personal thoughts on life. We can learn so much from our elders and it’s ultimately up to us on whether we decide to follow their example and let their stories stick with