How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
by Manuel E. Arguilla
- SETTING
The setting of the story How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife was in Nagrebcan, Bauang La Union. It is a place with a very small population in the province of La Union, Philippines. Cities, Towns and places near Nagrebcan include Parian Oeste-Pudoc, Dili, Nagsinaan and Taberna.
- CHARACTERS
- Leon/Noel - Maria's husband, older brother of Baldo.
- Maria - Leon's wife.
- Baldo - Leon's younger brother, also the narrator of the story.
- Leon and Baldo's Parents.
- Aurelia - Leon and Baldo's younger sister.
- Labang - the Carabao.
- PLOT
- Leon and Baldo waited for the arrival of Maria at the barrio.
- 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.
- Baldo was ignoring to his older brother's question about why they had 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.
- 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.)
- THEME
The theme of 'How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife' is that one must preserve, even through certain sacrifices, in order to reach one's goal. In particular:
- One may have to surrender a small part of one's life in order to be happy.
- POINT OF VIEW
How My Brother Brought Home A Wife by Manuel is told in first person point of view since it is the narrator, Baldo, Leon's younger brother who tells the story of his new sister-in-law's arrival and how she came to fit in with her new family.
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