What are the motifs in Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn?

In the world of 1982 Manila, human beings are commodities. When people are commoditized, their value always decreases. Hagedorn illustrates this commoditization in macro and micro, showing the devaluation of Philippine lives in general. In macro, Hagedorn uses two major examples of Philippine lives being objectified and swept easily aside in the past and present. In the past, the playwright presents the figure of Jean Mallat, the French Jesuit who wrote a definitive account of the Philippines from a colonial perspective.