The narrator is Bienvenido N. Santos, who went to Kalamazoo, America.

Celestino Fabia was a poor immigrant farmer, not a rich landowner.

Ruth is described as an American country girl who works very hard.

Roger, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fabia, goes to school in town.

The scent of apples reminded Mr. Fabia of the Philippines.

The narrator was warmly welcomed into the Fabia home.

Mr. Fabia was not eager to return; he refused, fearing his family had forgotten him.

Loneliness and isolation were struggles of immigrant Filipinos.

Mr. Fabia felt his family in the Philippines might have already forgotten him.

The story shows that not all Filipinos abroad live comfortably; many face hardship.