The Pretenders

Why it is titled the pretenders???

I think it is titled the pretenders is because that the main protagonist, Antonio Samson, is like pretending. he is pretending that he hate rich people and their doings, but in the latter part of the story, he is became the person that he hates most, he is like the rich men and they he do what a rich man doing(like Don Manuel). And in the end, he commit suicide because it is the only chance to change the rich men.

Revolution, it is stated in the story, I think this story tells about revolution, revolution about the leaders of ours today. That we must change our leadership and not the Filipinos be colonize by its own leader. This story is like life of Rizal, but Antonio Samson lead to his death like Rizal did, the only difference is that rizal did not commit suicide. In the story, Chapter 12, godo, Charlie and Tony talk about a Revolution will happen, and first Tony did not agree but in the latter part of the conversation, Tony agree also that a revolution might happen. This story is social writing that wants to change the way of the people today.