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as Ojie de Lara - The only son of Lea and Raffy and the eldest child of Lea. He was at a young age when his father left him. He asked so many questions to his mother on why she and his father did not live together with them. Being a teenager, he became conscious, experiments and discovers what life
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was to raise children, perform household chores, and attend to the needs of their husbands. It was not customary for women to discuss political issues. But the face and ambience of the perceived role of women in society changed, as society itself was transformed. The doors of offices were opened to
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of Maya, Lea's daughter. A program; and a celebration were held. In the beginning, everything in Lea's life was going smoothly – her life in connection with her children, with friends of the opposite gender, and with her volunteer work for a human rights organization. But Lea's children were both
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In the end, both of Lea's children decided to choose to stay with her – a decision that Lea never forced upon them. Another graduation day of students was the main event in the novel's final chapter, where Lea was the guest-of-honor. Lea delivered a speech that discusses the topic of how life
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as Ding Gascon - The live-in partner of Lea and the father of Maya. He is a person who was still very close to his mother despite his age to the point of dependency. Though he may not have performed his duties well as a replacement father for Ogie, he acted well for his role as a father of
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evolves, and on how time consumes itself so quickly, as fast as how human beings grow, change, progress and mature. Lea leaves a message to her audience that a graduation day is not an end because it is actually the beginning of everything else that will come in a person's life.
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growing-up – and Lea could see their gradual transformation. There were the changes in their ways and personalities: Maya's curiosity was becoming more obvious every day, while Ojie was crossing the boundaries from boyhood to teenage to adulthood.
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as Raffy de Lara - The first husband of Lea and the father of Ogie. He is a type of person who is quiet and does not express his feelings that much. After he left his family for his job, he came back to see Ogie, which begins the conflict of the
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as Maya Gascon - The daughter of Lea and Ding; the youngest child of Lea. A fresh graduate from kindergarten school and possesses intelligence and beauty. She is a smart and outspoken six-year-old child and acts as more matured from her
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give way to women workers. They were given a place where their complaints regarding women rights could be heard, as well as their concept about life and livelihood, earning them a voice within and outside the boundaries of home.
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centers around the life of Lea, a women's rights activist who struggles to raise her children as a single mother while working a demanding job at a women's crisis center. A film adaptation directed by
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