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TITLE: THE TOMATO GAME by N.V.M. Gonzales

PLOT
The short story The Tomato Game is about how NVM Gonzales
reminisce his experiences in Sacramento Valley talking to the old man and
Sopi. He then also puts an emphasis on how the use of machinery in
harvesting tomatoes differ from harvesting with the use of manual labor.
However, the old mans dream of becoming a lawyer wasnt able to be
attained for he doesnt suit that profession. Hence, Sopi did.
SETTING
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CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION
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Summer
America
Sacramento valley
Transpacifica University

Old man Sopis grandfather

Sopi lawyer
Alice Sopis handiwork, a twenty-three year old woman
Tony a young boy sent to school by the old man
Greg Padua the one whom NVM Gonzales wrote the letter for

SYMBOLISMS
the signs were all over. The wooden bridge, the fork of the road,
the large track all around us which earlier had been a tomato field, the rich
crop as indicated by the harvesting machine to one side of the field, a
menacing hulk. ... You can see how hard I try.

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MORAL LESSON
Technological advancements can never replace the mans power.