... ambulance. In his quest, Rafael is flooded with memories of his childhood and his return brings about a surge of flashbacks, plot detours, and the appearance of other characters. II. Analysis A. Setting The story takes place on Negros Occidental, in the city of Bacolod, where sugar production is as inescapable as death. In this small island in Visayas, whose existence and identity depends largely on ... is a primary crop, there lives a family known as the Torrecarions. George Torrecarion, 46 years old and a landowner, is perceived by all of Bacolod to be a loony as a result of his stran...

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