The story is told through 3 narrators Alejandro Karangalan, Isabelle Karangalan, and Domingo Matapang. All three represent the a country trying to gain independence. The story opens with 13-year-old Alejandro Karangalan and his brother Roderick. They are walking in Manila heading for home after a long day of trying to sell cigarettes for food. Wanting to get home as soon as possible they cut through the city of Manila, which turns out to be a bad …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

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