- All's Well That Ends Well
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While visiting a beach with his Tita Chato and Tita Ines, Jay goes into the ocean alone and begins thinking about his place in the Philippines and his cultural identity.
This passage explicitly recalls an earlier conversation between Jay and Jay’s dad. During that conversation, Jay’s dad told Jay that it’s easy for a person to romanticize the Philippines when they’re far away, but it’s hard for one to forget the Philippines’ problems when they’re actually in the country. At the time, Jay didn’t understand what his dad meant, but Jay is now explicitly forced to reckon with the beauty…