“ The Sadness Collector” by Merlinda Bobis
"The Sadness Collector" by Merlinda Bobis It is a tale about a little girl named Rica who has issues growing up with her dad, since her mom works as an OFW domestic helper. The plot structure is about the losing of a home by some major reasons, such a separation of each other. There are many children who can relate the story. Many parents want to provide good life to their children and their solution is to be a domestic helper. It is usually seen as a solution of poverty. The OFW's chose to go abroad and leave their loved ones to provide their families' needs. This story teaches a lot of moral lessons that the children can get and applied to their selves. Basically, the story has come to life because Bobis is an immigrant herself. The techniques of writing is very stylistic and focuses on sociocultural realm of Merlinda's story. The author speaks in directly to the readers which dictates the affect when someone in the family leave for the purpose of worki...