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How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for their visitor riding a carratela. When Baldo sa his older brother’s wife, who is Maria, he was amazed by her beauty as he narrates their journey to their home in Nagrebcan. Maria was felt a bit anxious because of meeting Leon and Baldo’s parents for the first time, but along their way home, she discovered the differences of the life of the people lived there and the life in the city where she met and fell in love with Leon. 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 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. 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.) We should respect and accept one’s life. Social status is not a hindrance if you truly love each other. Meeting your special someone to your family is the right thing to do. One may have to sacrifice small part of his/her life in order to have a happy life. 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 carabaoWe should respect and accept one’s life. Social status is not a hindrance if you truly love each other. Meeting your special someone to your family is the right thing to do. One may have to sacrifice small part of his/her life in order to have a happy life.

How my brother leon brought home a wife 1. TRIVIA La union Its name which means "the union" or "the united" in Spanish. Poro Point lies northwest of Luzon within San Fernando City in the Province of La Union. The Poro Point Lighthouse is 8 meters (27 ft) high, its tower made up of concrete tower which consists a gallery but it has no lantern. 2. THE PORO POINT LIGHTHOUSE LA UNION 3. HISTORY OF REGION 1 KNOWN AS ILOCOS REGION 4. Region 1 was first inhabited by the aboriginal negritos before they were pushed by successive ways of Malay/Austronesian immigrants that penetrated the narrow coast. From the date of population distribution of region 1, one third are nonIlocos who live in this region. 5. We all know that region one is also called I locos region but it is a popular misconception. At present day Vigan city in Ilocos Sur province became bishopric seat of Nueva Segovia. And many president of the Philippines came from Region 1: Elpidio Quirino, Ferdinand Marcos and Fidel Ramos. As time goes by Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur,Pangasinan and La Union are the province in Region 1. 6. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MANUEL E. ARGUILLA 7. Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (1911-1944) was born on June 17, 1911 in Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union to parents Crisanto Arguilla, a farmer and Margarita Estabillo a potter.  He was an Ilokano writer And he is know for his short history “How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife”. Which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. 8.  He studied at University of the Philippines where he finished BS Education in 1993.  He married Lydia Villanueva, another talented writer in English.  Arguilla secretly organized a guerrilla intelligence unit against the Japanese.  In October 1944 at the age of 33,he was captured, tortured and executed by the Japanese army at Fort Santiago. 9. CHARACTERS Baldo ROLE CHARACTERISTICS The one who narrated the He is obedient, innocent, story and younger brother and naive boy. of Leon. Leon (Or Noel) The older brother of He was a responsible, Baldo who brought home gentle, and a loving a wife. husband. 10. Maria She was born and grew She was beautiful, up in a big city and she is supportive, creative and a the wife of Leon. Labang loving wife. The bull who brought the A hardworking “pet”. wife and Leon to the home. And Baldo considers as his pet. Father The one who instructed The mildest-tempered Baldo on what he will do and gentlest man. while he is on the road with Leon and Maria. 11. C U A J H E K L F B M B G E Z P E O P K D B Y Z L D Y A J C H A Y O E Q T N O O V C D T N D O U L L F K L J N D R YT E W O K T U J E B E R B H LY O K E R D O X M Z SW R V X PF U N H I T C HEDQ 12. Setting: Barrio Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union Conflict: Man vs. Society 13. Climax: When they got home, their father did not welcome them. He was said to be in his room; “his leg is bothering him again.” Baldo saw his mother and sister Aurelia and Maria in the kitchen who seemed like crying. His father removed the roll of tobacco in his mouth when he saw Baldo and started to ask something about Labang. 14. Theme: The theme of 'How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife' To endure journey sacrifices is necessary. In order to achieve success we must be strong enough, show determination, be patient on whatever difficult event or situation you must have to sacrifice just to be happy.

15. Baldo waits Maria and Leon in a Station so that he will bring the two in their house. Maria meets Baldo at first time. Leon and Maria ride in the cart with Baldo and Labang. 16. While they are in their journey, Leon asks Baldo on who told him to meet Maria and Leon in the station. In their journey, Leon and Maria sang a song “Sky Sown with Stars”. When they reach to their home, Leon saw his mother and asks on where is his Father 17. Baldo went upstairs to go to his father’s room and tell some story to their journey. And when Leon and Maria came into the father’s room, his father changed the topic to Labang.

Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for the arrival of their visitor riding the carretela. Seeing his brother's wife, Baldo was easily taken away by the beauty of the woman from city as he narrates their journey to Nagrebcan. The idea of meeting with Leon's parents for the first time made Maria a bit anxious. But along their way home, Maria discovered the unusual feature of the life in Nagrebcan as opposed to their life in the city where she met and fell in love with Leon. They took a surprising route home for Leon, but it was meant as a test for the wife to see if she could endure the sacrifices she made and meet her new family.

The Characters Are: Baldo, Leon (or NOEL), Maria, Labang, and Father Setting: Barrio Nagrebcan Bauang, La Union Conflict: Man Vs. Society Summary: Brought Home a Wife' is that one must preserve, even through in order to reach one's goal. In particular:

certain sacrifices,

- One may have to surrender a small part of one's life in order to be happy.

In the story, Leon arrived with his wife in the country meeting Leon's brother for the first time. They took a surprising route home for Leon, but it was meant as a test for the wife to see if she could endure the sacrifices she made and meet her new family.

The entire story serves as a test for the wife. Each test was to showwhether the woman could indeed live with strangers all for love. This can be a secondary theme, but more importantly, it is a theme in which the main character learns that though there are sacrifices it is worth it in the end.

He even begins to think about getting himself a wife eventually. This helps to show the theme and how it developed. He notices through all the tests the woman though afraid will preserve through the trials in order to be happy with Leon at his home.

The fact that the country is different from the city can be somewhat daunting the closer they get to the home, but she still manages to overcome and under come any trials.

The wife admits to having some fear, but also shows clearly it did not stop her. This is why the theme is related to how one may have to give up some things in order to find happiness in life or at least the best happiness that can be found in that particular life. The trials just add to the picture being offered by the author.

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How my brother Leon brought home a wife: A critical analysis Characters:  Baldo - He was one of the main characters in the short story. He was Leon’s younger brother. Baldo was unperturbed man, and he was quiet. He was the narrator of the story.  Leon - He was the oldest brother of Baldo. He was the husband of Maria. Maria called him Noel.  Maria - She was a beautiful and lovely. Her forehead was on a level with his mouth, her nails were long, but they were not painted, and have a small dimple appeared momentarily high up on her right cheek. She was tall and very still. Her fragrance was like a morning when papayas are in bloom.  Labang – The bull of Leon and Baldo.  Father – He was mildest – tempered, gentlest man. He was the father of Baldo and Leon.  Mother – He was the mother of Baldo and Leon.  Aurelia – She was the sister of Baldo and Leon. Summary / Synopsis: Maria was a wife of Leon. She was lovely and beautiful. Her fragrant like a morning when papayas are in bloom. Leon was lived in far place of Nagrebcan. Leonbrought Maria to Nagrebcan to introduce to his father. The couple enjoys talking while in traveled riding in the cart hitch to Labang. Baldo who is quiet and observing his brother and spouse. When they arrived home, Baldo went to the room of his father. The room is quiet and dark. His father was smoking while sat in the big armchair by the western window. And they talk about Maria. Afterwards the door opened, and Leon and Maria came in. Baldo looked to Maria and went out to watered Labang which his father told to him. Characterization: Baldo is the narrator of the story because he is the one who relates us what happened to the story. Were Baldo is the younger brother of Leon. Baldo is a quiet person. It is very detectable that Baldo is observing his brother Leon and spouse how is Maria. When his father asks him “Was she afraid of Labang?” Baldo lied and says “No, Father, she was not afraid.” Even though Maria afraid. It means that Baldo like Maria as a wife of Leon but inside, he also admires the beauty of Maria. In here, the main characters were the couple Leon and Maria. Leon has a strong personality because he did not afraid to present Maria to his father as her wife. He was very proud of Maria as her wife. Maria truly love Leon because she fight for what she believe was right, it doesn’t matter if the world told her that it’s wrong. I could say that Maria and the mother of Leon plays and represent the Filipino women. The father of Baldo has a deep personality. He was a responsibly father because he use his righteous way as a head of the family. It only means that the father or the man is the authority. He doesn’t want Leon to go to the wrong way. So, he makes some trials to Maria trying to test Maria’s characteristic, her attitude, her looks, how she talks and the way she handle the situation. His mother was a responsibly mother. She does the light of the family and represents the Filipino women.

Settings: The setting of the story was in Nagrebcan, Leon’s hometown. This story takes place in a farm where people would usually ride in carabao. The place was in the local province. In the story, Maria who was Leon’s wife described physically and with her posture as a conservative and traditionalist which would probably described as a Filipino woman. As an alternative, they took a shortcut in a field. In my opinion, one can visualize that there is some kind of a test for the two of them. Maria must surpass that trial. It was as there family of Leon is trying to test Maria’s characteristic, her attitude, her looks, how she talks and the way she handle the situation. Plot: The plot is compose of inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. The inciting action was when “She stepped down to the Carretela of Ca Celin with a quick, delicate grace. She look lovely, she was tall. She looked up to my brother with a smile, and her forehead was on level with his mouth.” The rising action was when they took the dry bed of Waig as a substitute of passing the Camino Real and it was the wish of there father to go by Waig. The climax of the story was when Maria told Leon that she was afraid of his father in law maybe his father thinking of not liking her. The falling action came when Leon was searching for their father and her mother told them that his leg is bothering him again. The conclusion 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 looked to Maria so lovely and went out to watered Labang which his father told him. Themes: The theme of the story is Love makes Maria and Leon go straight whatever struggles come will be ignore to them. I don’t know if there relationship will last long because Maria is a city girl while Leon is a barrio boy. Reactions of the story: My reaction of the story is the story is good and it reflects to the modern youth even if the story is very old. I describe Maria as an example of Filipino women and also her attitude as a “mahinhin”. The couple Leon and Maria faces many trials while in traveled to Nagrebcan. Even though, Maria passed those trials. So, therefore Maria is very understanding kind of girl. The story talks about the characteristic of Maria, her attitude, her looks, how she talks and the way she handle the situation that riding a bull and passed through Waig. Therefore, basically a woman creates for men.

Transcript of How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife Autobiography of Manuel E. Arguilla He was an Ilocano writer And he is known for his short history “How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife” which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary contest in 1940 . He studied at University of the Philippines where he finished BS Education in 1993 . Arguilla secretly organized a guerrilla intelligence unit against the Japanese. In October 1944 at the age of 33 , he was captured, tortured and executed by the Japanese army at Fort Santiago . Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (1911-1944) was born on June 17, 1911 in Negrebcan, Bauang, La Union to parents Crisanto Arguilla , a farmer and Margarita Estabillo a potter. He married Lydia Villanueva , another talented writer in English. Manuel E. Arguilla

How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife VOCABULARY WORDS CHARACTER'S ROLE AND CHARACTERISITC Baldo The one who narrated the story and younger brother of Leon. He is obedient, innocent and naive boy. Leon (Or Noel) The older brother of Baldo who brought home a wife. He was a responsible, gentle, and a loving husband. Maria She was born and grew up in a big city and she is the wife of Leon. She was beautiful, supportive, creative and a loving wife. Labang The bull who brought the wife and Leon to the home. Baldo consider as his pet. A hardworking “pet”. Father The one who instructed Baldo on what he will do while he is on the road with Leon and Maria. The mildest and gentlest man. Baldo SETTING: The setting of the story was in Nagrebcan, Leon’s hometown that this story takes place in a farm where people would usually ride in a carabao. The place was in La Union, Province. CONFLICT: The conflict in the story is all about MAN VS. HIS ENVIRONMENT. Because Leon was worried about what others would say about Maria. It’s hard for him to know if the people around him will have positive or negative impressions to Maria and most of all if the people in Nagrebcan can accept Maria as the wife of Leon. PLOT Exposotion The inciting action was when “Maria stepped down from Carretela of Ca Celin with a quick delicate grace. She look lovely and tall. She looked up to Leon with a smile, and her forehead was on level with his mouth. Compliction The rising action was when they took the dry bed of Waig as a substitute of passing the Camino Real and it was the wish of there father to go by Waig. Climax The intense parts of the story are the challenges of Maria encountered. One of the

good examples is when Maria tested if she will become irritated or not of she holds Labang. Also, when she rides on a cart because she wear a high heels, and she chose to passed by Waig instead of Camino Real. Lastly, when Maria and Leon sang together the song “Sky Sown of Stars” and when Leon asked her if she missed her city because Maria decided to live or star a new life with Leon in province. Resolution The falling action came when Leon was searching for their father and her mother told them that his leg is bothering him again. The conclusion was when Baldo cross the threshold of his father and ask him about Maria. Afterwards the door eopened and Leon and Maria came in. Baldo looked to Maria so lovely and went out to watered Labang which his father told him. La Union, its name which means “the union” or “the united” in Spanish. Poro Point lies Northwest of Luzon within San Fernando City in the province of La Union. Poro Point Lighthouse is 8 meters (27 ft.) high, its tower made up of concrete tower which consists a gallery but it has no lantern.

MORAL Lesson • One may have to sacrifice small part of his/her life in order to have a happy life. • Meeting your special someone to your family is the right thing to do. • Social status is not a hindrance if you truly love each other. • We should respect and accept one's life. First Corinthians 12:4-8 “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” THE END

(Short Story) How My Brother Leon Bought Home a Wife by: Manuel Arguilla

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Arguilla's short story can be read as the uneasy intermingling of two approaching social spheres, the urban and the rural. This is in many ways a fish out of water story, Maria is out of her element in the countryside and Leon out of his element in attempting to reconnect with his father (who is the mastermind behind much of the plot) and convince him that Maria is a worthy daughter in law. The wife, Maria, is distinctively of the city. Her references are urban, It is so many times bigger and brighter than it was at Ermita beach. and she has to be instructed in the proper way of riding a cart, Maria, sit down on the hay and hold on to anything. There too is the tentativeness in which she approaches the carabao Labang, She hesitated and I saw that her eyes were on the long, curving horns. Moreover, she carries with her as well the slight imperiousness of the city, shown when she identifies the narrator as if bestowing his name, 'You are Baldo,' she said and placed her hand lightly on my shoulder. Adding to Maria's allure is her distinctiveness other-ness which quickly besots the narrator, Baldo. He repeatedly describes her as fragrant like a morning when papayas are in bloom. Other characters in the story are similarly taken by Maria, a woman very different from those they are accustomed, I watched Ca Celin, where he stood in front of his horse, and he ran his fingers through its forelock and could not keep his eyes away from her. If Maria is encountering the countryside for the first time her husband, Leon, is reintroducing himself to it. Simply put, the country folk are no longer sure of Leon who has gone off to the city and studies, gotten a new name, and then returned with a Manilena for a wife. As Baldo muses to himself, Now where did she get that name? I pondered the matter quietly to myself, thinking Father might not like it. But it was only the name of my brother Leon said backward and it sounded much better that way. This unease with the couple is illustrated by the arduous path home ...