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Wedding Dance There is more intensity when Awiyao says he


by Amador Daguio does not want any other woman.

II. SYNOPSIS/ SUMMARY d) Falling action

Awiyao and Lumnay were husband and But they both have to follow their tribes
wife for seven years, but now the husband tradition.
has to marry another woman, Madulimay,
because Lumnay was not able to give him a e) Denouement
child. (In their culture in the mountains
during those times, having a child to follow Awiyao has to go back to the wedding
after the husbands name was a must.) dance.

On the night of the wedding, Awiyao C. SETTING


goes to his and Lumnays house to
personally invite her to the traditional a) place in the mountains somewhere in
wedding dance. However, Lumnay, the best the Philippines
dancer in the entire tribe, refuses to go. b) time- a long time ago
Then, during their conversation, it is revealed c) weather conditions- fine
that both of them still love each other, but d) social conditions- lower-class
because of their tribes custom, they have to e) mood or atmosphere- sad and tense
separate.
D. POINT OF VIEW
Awiyao goes back to the wedding, to
the wedding dance, after being fetched by The Point of View used in this short
some friends. Lumnay wants to follow, partly story is the Omniscient Limited - The author
because of the dance, and partly because tells the story in third person (using
she wants to put a stop to their tribes pronouns they, she, he, it, etc). We know
tradition of having to marry another partner only what the character knows and what the
just to have a child. author allows him/her to tell us. We can see
the thoughts and feelings of characters if the
III. SHORT STORY ELEMENTS author chooses to reveal them to us.

A. CHARACTERS E. LITERARY DEVICES

1. Lumnay a woman who was left by her For me, there is an extensive use of the
husband because he had to marry another literary device Symbolism. There are many
woman/ Developing symbols here, and these are the darkness,
2. Awiyao- the husband stated above / Flat the houses four walls, the smoldering
3. Madulimay Awiyaos new wife / Flat embers, and the beads. The darkness
symbolizes how the two lead characters feel.
B. PLOT - Linear Meanwhile, the houses walls symbolize the
former couples imprisonment. The
a) Introduction smoldering embers that become glowing
coals symbolize the love that both of them
The story opens with Awiyao entering his and still feel towards each other. Finally, the
Lumnays house. beads symbolize Awiyaos great love for
Lumnay even if she was not able to give him
b) Rising Action a child.

Things start to heat up when Lumnay says F. THEME


she does not want any other man.
In my opinion, the theme True love
c) Climax never dies is applicable to this story.

G. CONFLICT
Posted by Ann Villanueva at 1:32 PM
The conflict here is Man vs. Society. The
lead characters have to follow their tribes
custom --ARV

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