This document provides context and discussion questions about the short story "Footnote to Youth" by Jose Garcia Villa. It introduces the author Jose Garcia Villa and his writing style. It then lists comprehension questions about the story, which is about a character named Dodong who asks his father for permission to marry at a young age and has children of his own with his wife Teang. After almost ten years of marriage, Dodong realizes the difficulties of being married young. The document provides discussion topics and activities for students to analyze elements of the short story like characters, plot, conflict and theme. It asks students to consider the lessons learned from the story and how to apply it to their own lives.