Voice Tape Short Story Summary

The short story of Ariel S. Tabag entitled Voice Tape, tells a story that many Filipinos can relate, especially to those who are in the same state or situation as the characters in the story. Everything that happened in the story can happen to anyone. It gives detailed flashbacks of the life of his Angkel Ato up to the time of his death. It may not be in chronological order but it is in the logical way of telling the story. Every plot that is given in the story makes sense that the readers can easily comprehend it. Every flashback of Dante have a relationship to each other that does not mislead the readers, for this story it is a causal plot, meaning that earlier events will cause later events to happen.
The story is realistic for all the plot in the story do happen in the real world. It is stated in the flashbacks that the setting is in the Rural of Cagayan. The discussion of superstitions and traditions also reinforces the believability of the setting because “Kagay-anons” are known to believe in many superstitions and they also practice traditions. There were observed in the flashbacks of Dante. Some of these

The whole plot has to be detailed and accurate for the readers to relate and understand everything in the story. The writer can use plot devices to creatively write a story that will give a mystery to the readers. Plot devices are techniques used by an author to creatively move the events in the story forward. Like in the story voice tape, Ariel tabag use Flashbacks and Foreshadowing. flashbacks allow us to meet the narrator’s family, and thus understand the personalities of the characters better, as well as the circumstances which lead up to the death of Ato. Foreshadowing, like flashback, gives clues to events that may happen in the future. In this case, an instance of flashback is that moment when Ato sits at the yard, and not being