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THE CHIEFTEST

MOURNER

By: Jasper G. Angeles


2/17

AIDA RIVERA-FORD:

Born in Jolo, Sulu

In 1949, she cross over for an english

degree at the University of Michigan.

to secure her masters degree.


3/17

SUMMARY:

The stry !s all a"#t the $eath % thenarratr&s #n'le. It !s a stry (!th a %'al p!nt%'#se$ n l)e an$ !nn'en'e !n the 'nte*t %$eath. At the esta"l!sh!ng p!nt % the stry+the %!rst stry l!nes alrea$y sh(s a t!nt %!nn'en'e an$ s!,pl!'!ty "#t the gl,y tne %the stry !s alrea$y %elt. The s!t#at!n !s #st a)ery typ!'al s'enar! !n the h!l!pp!nes "#t

thr#gh the (r!ter&s prl!%!' #se$ % $!'t!nan$ !,agery a ',,n s!t#at!n !s t#rne$ !nts,eth!ng ne( / a (r0 % art.


4/17

1O2TI2UATIO2:

B#t (hat (!ll ,)e ,st % the rea$ers !sthe a#thr&s ',,an$ % lang#age an$ s,th%l( % s!t#at!ns.It pre$,!nant !n a sensethat !t all happen !n the (a0e that all % thea't!ns an$ e,t!ns % the 'hara'ters.Thestry sh(s the 'n%l!'t "et(een the '#plesan$ the legal (!%e an$ the se'n$ (!%e % the

pet


5/17

In (hat (ay the t!tle !s s#!ta"le t thestry 3

The 'h!e%test M#rner !s the t!tle 'hse "yA!$a R!)era Fr$ "e'a#se !t $!s'#sses the stry% the t( (!)es that (ere n the (a0e % thepet. 4h (!ll "e the 'h!e%test ,#rner %r that

(a0e + !s !t the legal ne3 Or !s !t the se'n$(!%e3 In a n#tshell+ (h has the r!ght t "e the'h!e%test ,#rner %r the pet an$ the pet&s%a,!ly. It !s s#!ta"le t the stry "e'a#se the

stry ''#rre$ n the (a0e % the pet an$ thestry re)l)es an$ e)l)es n the t( (,en (hare "attl!ng %r the!r r!ghts %r the $ea$ petan$ ha)!ng the t!tle % the 'h!e%test ,#rner..


6/17

4hat srt % 'n%l!'t 'n%rnts thelea$!ng 'hara'ter r 'hara'ters3

The e*ternal 'n%l!'t 'n%rnts the'hara'ters. Be'a#se !t !s !n the 6Man )s. Man7s!t#at!n $!e t the "attle an$ arg#,ent % the t(

(!)es % the pet ha)!ng t (h, the re'gn!t!n t"e the r!ght (!%e %r the pet. Als the pet an$ thelegal (!%e+ as y# 'an see !n the stry+ they (as as!t#at!n that they ha$ th!s 8#arrel an$ !t rea'he$ tthe p!nt that the (!%e t!e h!, n the 'ha!r %r that

the pet '#l$ nt aga!n $ h!s )!'es. An$ "e'a#se %these+ the pet str#ggles t h!s (!%e an$ as a res#lt+the pet $e'!$es t es'ape an$ separate %r, thelegal (!%e.


7/17

Or!g!n % the .r"le,:

The h#s"an$&s 'nstant an$ see,!ngly#nstppa"le $r!n0!ng.

The h#s"an$&s rel#'tan'e t 'a)e !n t h!s(!%e&s re8#est.

The (!%e&s rel#'tan'e t tlerate the

h#s"an$&s $r!n0!ng.

The 'ntra$!'t!n % h!s (!%e an$ the,!s#n$erstan$!ng that %ll(e$


8/17

4hat !s the t!,e sett!ng %r the a't!n3

It (as n the ,rn!ng "e%re 'lass that the n!e'e rea$ thene(s a"#t the $eath % her Un'le . It !s s,e(hat %r, Span!shera #p t the present t!,e. The seasn (as $#r!ng the s'hl $ays.The stry n the (a0e happene$ ,erely all thr#gh#t the $ay.

The "0 (as p#"l!she$ three years a%ter 4rl$ 4ar II. D#r!ngthe (ar+ ,any ,arr!ages (ere "r0en $#e t sl$!ers stay!ng a(ay%r, the!r (!)es. Th!s 'an "e an e*planat!n % the (!%e&s$esperat!n t ha)e her h#s"an$ (!th her+ t the p!nt (here shet!e$ h!,. The ,!stress ,ay represent the '#rrent s!t#at!ns %

s,e ,en n(a$ays (here!n they ha)e ther pr!r!t!es an$ le%tthe ,st !,prtant th!ng: %a,!ly..


9/17

1O2TI2UATIO2:

At that t!,e ,!n!,al Span!sh 'ln!al!s,pra't!'es !s als "e!ng re%le't!)e !n thestry thr#gh the pra't!'e$ %

6$el!'a$e9a7 syste,. The a#thr ,a0esthe rea$er 'ns'!#s % !ts tra!t "ypla'!ng !t n the arg#,ents % the (!)es n the (a0e an$ als h( they

"eha)e an$ a't n the (a0e


10/17

SYMBO;ISM:

She #se$ sy,"l!s, %r the reasnthat the n!e'e sa( (h!te %l(ers shape$ l!0e a

$)e that ,eans that the legal ne has ther!ght t ha)e the ps!t!n !n the (a0e. An$th!s als sy,"l!9es here p#re !ntent!n (!ththe pet an$ als her l)e t h!s h#s"an$. Als

the le,na$e re%ers t al'hl!' $r!n0+th!s pr)e$ that the pet !s an al'hl$r!n0er that 'a#se h!, t "e separate$(!th her legal (!%e.


11/17

A2A;YSIS:

The stry ent!tle$


12/17

T=EME:

The general the,e !s a stry(!th a %'al p!nt %'#se$ n l)e an$!nn'en'e !n the 'nte*t % $eath.The #n$erly!ng the,e !s the $!slyalty% peple thr#gh the!r l)e nes.


13/17

A..ROA1=:

Formalism

- The pet #se$ sy,"l!s, t h!$ethe %a't that he 'an&t stp $r!n0!ng

al'hl. =e #se$ the sy,"l % le,na$ethat a't#ally re%ers t an al'hl $r!n0.Als the n!e'e #se$ the sy,"l % thep!n0 r!""n (hen she %asten !t t herha!r that ,eans that sy,"l!9es her!nn'en'e an$ y#th%#lness.


14/17

A..ROA1=:

Feminism

- There are (,en (h nly e*!st !n the stryt relay gss!ps+ (,en (h are gen#!nely,#rn!ng %r the $ea$ an$ (,en (h are 'a#ght!n "et(een. B#t the ,a!n h!ghl!ghts % %e,!n!s,!n the stry are the sy,"l!s, % "th ,!stressan$ (!%e. F!rst+ "e!ng the legal (!%e+ p(er%#len#gh t ,a0e her ,an %eel s (ea0+ the

s#per!r partner. Anther ne !s the ,!stress+ a,!stress (!th a g$ heart an$ a g$ reasn.


15/17

1O2TI2UATIO2:

The (,an !s re%erre$ t as a 6,!stress7"e'a#seshe a'',pan!e$ the pet (hen n ne

else (#l$.It ,ay s#n$ s#r t the ears % a,!n$%#l rea$er "#t she+ as a ,!stress+(as $e'ent en#gh t g!)e her ,an the

0!n$ % l)e any (!%e '#l$&)e g!)en.


16/17

.SY1=OA2A;YSIS:

ID >$es!re?

- the $es!re % "th 'a,ps + the (!%e an$the ,!stress+ t "e the 'h!e%test ,#rner.

EGO >real!ty? - the real!ty !s n ne % the "th part!es(ants t g!)e (ay.

SU.EREGO >,ral!ty?

- the real (!%e sh#l$ "e the 'h!e%test,#rner "e'a#se she !s the ne (h !s legalan$ the la$y ,arr!e$ (!th the pet.


17/17

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