Title of the story: How my Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife by Manuel Arguilla

Directions: Study the shirt story assigned to you and do the following:

1. Analyze the story and provide a complete description of its elements.

Setting: The setting of the story was in Nagrebcan, La Union, the hometown of
Leon. The story takes place in a farm where people would usually ride in a carabao. The
place was in the local province.

Characters:

 Baldo- The one who narrated the story, the younger brother of Leon and fetched
Leon and Maria from the road to Nagrebcan. He is obedient, innocent and a naïve boy.

 Leon- The older brother of Leon who have met his wife in the city and brought
Maria in his hometown. He is responsible, gentle and a loving husband.

 Maria- She grew up and was born in the city. She is the beautiful, down to earth and
loving wife of Leon.

 Labang- The bull who brought Leon and Maria to their home and Baldo considers it
as his hardworking pet and a part of their family.

 Father- The father of Leon and Baldo who planned the challenges for Maria. The
one who instructed Baldo on what he will do while he is on the road with Leon and
Maria. The mildest-tempered and gentle man.

 Mother- Mother of Leon and Baldo.

 Aurelia- Sister of Leon and Baldo.

 Ca Celin- Carretela driver.

Plot:

 Exposition- The inciting action of the story was when “she stepped down to the
Carretela of Ca Celin with a quick, delicate grace. She look very lovely, she was tall. She
looked up to my brother with a smile, and her forehead was leveled to his mouth”. It
goes when Leon introduced Maria as his wife to his younger brother, Baldo whose
thinking deeply if father will like Maria. He’s thinking if Maria can survive or will fit in
the life in barrio or rural areas than urban city where she grew up.

 Rising action- The rising action of the story was when Baldo took the road of
Waig instead of passing in Camino Real. It was the wish of the father to go by Waig.
They were trying to test Maria’s characteristics, her attitude, her looks, how she talks
and the way she handle the situation.

 Climax- The highest point of the story was when Leon already brought home
Maria as his wife. He introduced Maria as his wife to his family and especially to his
father hoping they will accept and like Maria for him.

 Falling action- The falling action of the story was when Maria passed they eat or
challenges despite of her personality. She surpassed the trials given to her proving that
she is worth it for Leon as his wife.

 Denouement- The denouement of the story was when Baldo cross the threshold
of his father and ask him about Maria. Afterwards the door opened and Leon and Maria
came in. Baldo went out to water Labang as instructed by his father. This reflects that
love enables Leon and Maria to go forward whatever struggles may come along the way.
It portrays that accepting one’s life and sacrificing is necessary in order to be happy.

Conflict:

 Man vs. Society- Leon brought a wife to his hometown, Nagrebcan, La Union.
His wife, Maria, is a woman who grew up in the city and is not used to living in rural
places. But then, Leon came to his hometown with a wife. Their neighborhood who
doesn't know that Leon was married to a city girl. No one knows what kind of girls is
Maria except for Leon. Will Maria cope living in a province for the rest of her life?

 Man vs. Himself- Maria is afraid that maybe his father-in-law and Leon’s family will
not accept her as leon’s wife nor not liking her.

Point of View:

 The story was told in the second person point of view wherein the brother of Leon,
Baldo, was the one who narrated the story.

Theme:

 Culture clash or the setting shift when someone from the barrio or the city is
transported to the other.
  To endure journey sacrifices is necessary. In order to achieve success we must be
strong enough, show determination and be patient. In whatever difficult event or
situation we maybe in, we must be willing to sacrifice or step out of our comfort zone so
that we can learn from our new experiences and achieve happiness.