REGION I

ILOCOS R E G ION
ILOCOS REGION
COMPOSED OF ILOCOS SUR, ILOCOS NORTE, LA UNION,
PANGASINAN
DIALECTS: ILOCO, TAGALOG, PANGASINENSE
BEFORE THE ADMIN OF FM, PANGASINAN IS NOT A PART
BEFORE CAR, ABRA. MT PROVINCE & BENGUET ARE INCLUDED
LITERATURE
I-LOOC (PEOPLE OF THE BAY)
SAMTOY
PRE COLONIAL: FOLK SONGS, RIDDLES, PROVERBS, DUNG-
AW, EPIC STORIES, DALLOT, MORO-MORO, ZARZUELA

DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA 1621

GRAMATICA ILOKANA 1627
20TH CENTURY: INTENSE IN LITERARY ACTIVITY
BANNAWAG
WRITERS
PEDRO BUCANEG
BUCANEGAN
FIRST KNOWN ILOKANO POET
FATHER OF ILOKANO POETRY AND LITERATURE
BIAG NI LAM-ANG
CARLOS BULOSAN
PANGASINAN
AMERICA IS IN THE HEART
THE FREEDOM FROM WANT
THE LAUGHTER OF MY FATHER
FRANCISCO SIONIL JOSE
F. SIONIL JOSE
PANGASINAN
ROSALES SAGA
PO-ON, THE PRETENDERS, MASS, TREE, AND
MY BROTHER, MY EXECUTIONER
JOSE MARIA SISON
CABUGAO, ILOCOS SUR
FOUNDER OF COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
FOR JUSTICE, SOCIALISM AND PEACE
STRUGGLE FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRACY
MANUEL ARGUILLA
JUNE 17, 1911 @ NAGREBCAN, BAUANG
HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE
(COMMONWEALTH LIT CONTEST IN 1940),
MIDSUMMER, HEAT
GUERRILLA INTELLIGENCE UNIT AGAINST JAPAN
DIED OCTOBER 1944 @ FORT SANTIAGO
HOW M Y B R OTH E R L E O N
BR O U G HT H O M E A W I FE
MANUEL ARGUILLA
ELEMENTS OF THE STORY
CHARACTERS
LEON/NOEL - MARIA'S HUSBAND, OLDER BROTHER OF BALDO
MARIA - LEON'S WIFE
BALDO - LEON'S YOUNGER BROTHER, ALSO THE NARRATOR OF THIS
STORY
MOTHER AND FATHER OF LEON AND BALDO
AURELIA - LEON AND BALDO'S YOUNGER SISTER
LABANG - THE CARABAO
SETTING
PLACE: NAGBREBCAN, BAUANG
TIME: SUNSET
WEATHER CONDITION: SUNSET & STARRY NIGHT
SOCIAL CONDITION: LIFESTYLE IN THE FARM, STATUS
MOOD: NERVOUS, HAPPY, RELUCTANCE
CONFLICT
H VS. S
H VS. H
BALDO VS. LEON
FATHER VS. MARIA
H VS. SELF
BALDO
MARIA
THEME
LOVE
ACCEPTANCE
PATIENCE
SACRIFICE
TEST/ LESSON
 PLOT:
EXPOSITION: BALDO WAITED FOR THE ARRIVAL OF MARIA AT THE BARRIO.
COMPLICATION: MARIA WAS AFRAID THAT SHE WON'T BE ACCEPTED BY LEON'S
FATHER BECAUSE SHE MAY NOT ABLE TO ADAPT THEIR WAY OF LIVING IN THE
PROVINCE.
CLIMAX: BALDO WAS IGNORING HIS OLDER BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHY
DID THEY HAVE TO GO TO WAIG INSTEAD OF CAMINO REAL. (THE REASON IS THAT
THEIR FATHER WANTED TO TEST MARIA IF SHE IS WORTHY TO BE LEON'S WIFE.)
BALDO DISCUSSED THEIR TRAVEL TO HIS FATHER.
RESOLUTION: LEON'S ENTIRE FAMILY TALKED TO MARIA. HIS FATHER'S VOICE
BECAME LIVELIER THAN BEFORE WHEN HE TALKED TO HER (WHICH MEANS HE
ACCEPTED HER WHOLEHEARTEDLY.)
LITE R A R Y C R I TIC I S MS /
AP P R O A C H ES
BIOGRAPHICAL
WHAT ASPECTS OF THE AUTHORS PERSONAL LIFE ARE RELEVANT TO THE
STORY?
WHICH OF THE AUTHORS STATED BELIEFS ARE REFLECTED IN THE WORK?
DO ANY EVENTS IN THE STORY CORRESPOND TO EVENTS EXPERIENCED BY
THE AUTHOR?
DO ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY CORRESPOND TO REAL
PEOPLE?
HISTORICAL
HOW DOES THE WORK REFLECT THE TIME IN W/C IT WAS WRITTEN?
WHAT LITERARY/HISTORICAL INFLUENCES HELPED TO SHAPE THE FORM AND CONTENT
OF THE WORK?

HOW DOES THE STORY REFLECT THE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS OF THE TIME?
DOES THE STORY REVEAL OR CONTRADICT THE PREVAILING VALUES OF THE TIME?
DOES IT PROVIDE AN OPPOSING VIEW OF THE PERIODS PREVAILING VALUE?
FORMALIST
HOW DO VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE WORK REINFORCE ITS MEANING?
WHAT RECURRING PATTERNS CAN YOU FIND? WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
WHAT IS FIGURES OF SPEECH ARE USED?
IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE
STORY?
PHILOSOPHICAL
WHAT VIEW OF LIFE DOES THE STORY PRESENT? W/C CHARACTER BEST
ARTICULATES THIS VIEWPOINT?
WHAT IS THE AUTHORS ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS WORLD? FATE? FREE
WILL?
WHAT DOES THE WORK SAY ABOUT HUMAN NATURE?
PSYCHOLOGICAL
WHAT MOTIVATES THE CHARACTERS ACTIONS?
HOW DOES THE FAMILY DYNAMIC PLAY OUT IN THE PLOT AND CHARACTER
RELATIONSHIPS?

ARE THERE ANY OF THE CHARACTERS DEMONSTRATING A PARTICULAR COMPLEX?

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE
CHARACTERS?
SOCIOLOGICAL
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR
SOCIETY?
DOES THE STORY ADDRESS SOCIETAL ISSUES?
HOW DOES THE STORY REFLECT URBAN, RURAL OR SUBURBAN VALUES?
DOES THE WORK CHALLENGE OR AFFIRM THE SOCIAL ORDER IT DEPICTS?
DO ANY OF THE CHARACTERS CORRESPOND TO TYPES OF GOVERNMENT?
WHAT ATTITUDES TOWARD THESE ARE EXPRESSED IN THE WORK?
READERS RESPONSE

WHAT ARE YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE STORY?

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE AUTHOR?
GENDER

HOW DOES THE GENDER AFFECT THE STORY?

HOW DO THE CHARACTERS GENDER AFFECT THE STORY?
ACTIVITY
BY PAIR (CHOOSE YOUR PARTNER)
IN 1 WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER, WRITE A THREE-STANZA POEM
ABOUT LIFE OR LOVE
WITH 5 LINES FOR EACH STANZA
YOU CAN USE ENGLISH, FILIPINO AND ILOCO LANGUAGE
AFTER WRITING THE POEM

BY PAIR
IN A CROSSWISE, CRITIC THE POEM GIVEN TO
YOU USING TWO APPROACHES