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Overall MACARTHUR was a fantastic book and I highly recommend it to people who want action genre kinds of books, it is action packed right from the get go. It also shows how people change because of money, and how people change because they lose loved ones. Needy people rob because they are poor and they cannot afford the necessities they need. It shows us how the government can be involved too, by stealing the supposed money for the inferiors. Just like in the one situation in the text,  “Ba’t ka matatakot sa mga pulis? Mga kawatan din yon!. It means that even the people in authority are doing heinous acts. This book would open the eyes of people blinded by greed or hatred towards the destitute people since they would know how most of the impoverished people had it rough. And in conclusion, this story provides great basis on what people in dire circumstances do to keep on living on surviving, they are forced to commit several crimes and do immoral actions because of how hard it is to sustain their current lifestyle, where every part of the story provokes certain emotions such as anguish and sadness that immerse you in the feeling that you actually have done and experienced it, gives you insights as to why they do it, not for fun but for their forced situations while giving you awareness of the different issues in the Philippines concerning impoverished people.

This is what the text talks about, “FAMILY”. Family can be anyone, not just in blood, but in bond. They are the people who will be there when you need them. They will love and support you, no matter what or who you are. Even if you are a criminal, gangster, gay, lesbian etc. They will still forgive and accept you for what you really are. Even if you walked out the house just like Noel, at the end, he decided to go back to his family and his family happily accepted him. At the end of the day, all things will be gone, but love for family will not. 

Poverty still remains a challenge in our society up to the present. The novel “Macarthur” by Bob Ong shows the different struggles and situations that Filipinos face in our society, especially those who belong to the urban poor class. The text is named “Macarthur” and is based on General Douglas Macarthur when he left the Philippines. The famous line that he said is “I shall return” and this story also revolved on that phrase. Noel , Cyrus , Voltron, and Jim are a group of friends that have different problems but can relate to each other. The novel showed their struggles such as having financial problems or employment problems. They also have a common habit which is using illegal drugs to forget their problem for the meantime, “in short”, they have a drug addiction problem, the novel shows how they help each other during hard times, and also defines the causes and effects of using the said drug, poverty has a great impact in our society because it pushes people to do things that would not have done otherwise, while also showing the realistic and sad reality of today's society.

Sana bukas, meron na... yung mga financial books... ang mahal! haha makaattend na nga lang ng free seminar kapag may time:P

Bob Ong

-Bob Ong

N: bibili ka pa ! ang daming pagkain diyan sa ref!