00000ctm a22000003i 4500 UP-99796217612749589 Buklod 20180510094541.0 a r |||| u| ta 180510s2017 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00362013620 DCAL rda eng LG 993.5 2017 C6 M34 Magtoto, Hannah Giorgia author (Mis)taken myths narrativity and the mythmaking process in Merlinda Bobi's novels by Hannah Giorgia Magtoto ; Corazon D. Villareal, adviser. Quezon City College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman 2017. Quezon City College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman 2017. vi, 79 leaves 28 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (B.A. in Comparative Literature)--University of the Philippines Diliman May 2017. Includes bibliographical references People usually have the notion that myths are false, archaic, unscholarly stories. However, the current movement of distrust against dominant history has had people looking for possible alternatives. These alternatives may come in the form of myths, and these can also reveal much about the history or the culture of a community. Using the novels of Merlinda Bobis, this study argues that myths and mythmaking are utilized by the individual as an alternative way of relaying the past and the community as an alternate way of exploring the future. Her novels show how myths can be used to generate hope because her characters demonstrate how mythmaking can be the first step in an attempt at making sense of a world that is constantly in chaos. Myth in literature. Mythology Social aspects. Mythology, Philippine. Bobis, Merlinda Carulo. Villareal, Corazon D. adviser. FI UPD DCAL LG 993.5 2017 C6 M34 Thesis