2025 IJRSE – Volume 14 Issue 6
Available Online: 10 April 2025
Author/s:
Rebato, Presilda
Leyte Normal University, Philippines (presirebato@gmail.com)
Abstract:
Buenaventura Medina Jr.’s work “Kapangyarihan” (Power) is a short story that tackles family issues and reflects on the significance of the father’s role in shaping every Filipino family. Upon analysis, the concept of intergenerational transmission of trauma emerges, highlighting the high possibility of passing on traumatic experiences from childhood to children and future generations. Using existentialist, psychological, and moralistic theories, the critic proves that every father has the freedom to choose how to fulfill his responsibilities as a family patriarch, including his parenting style. The influence of the father’s actions on those around him is also undeniable. The father’s cruelty and thirst for power as a family patriarch create distance between the child and the father. Therefore, the work is an example of a common problem in every Filipino family that is often left unaddressed, treated as a normal phenomenon that occurs in every household. However, this overlooked problem is the same issue that destroys the future of every child, potentially leading them to become poor role models as parents in the future.
Keywords: father, intergenerational transmission of trauma, family, past, influence, role
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25052
Cite this article:
Rebato, P. (2025). Pamana ng nakaraan, ang bagsik ni Tatay: Siko-analitikong pagsusuri sa kapangyarihan ng Ama sa paghubog ng pamilyang Pilipino. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 14(6), 265-276. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25052