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Dahong Palay by Arturo B. Rotor
Jewelle Tuazon
Arturo B. Rotor
About
Author
Arturo B. Rotor
Author
Rotor was an internationally respected writer of fiction and non-fiction in English. He is widely considered among the best Filipino short story writers of the twentieth century. He was a charter member of the Philippine Book Guild.
Other Works
Zita
(1930)
Confidentially, Doctor
(1965)
The Men Who Play God
(1983)
The Wound and the Scar
(1937)
Selected Stories from the Wound and the Scar
(1973)
Works
Setting: A village where Sebio lives
Character and setting
Sebio
People call him as "Sebiong Pasmado" (Sebio the weakling) because of his spindle like figure and for being timid
Sebio
Tia Binay
The mother of Merci and the one who Sebio works for
Tia Binay
Pacio
The one who mostly bullied Sebio and the one who likes to brag.
Pacio
Merci
The daughter of Tia Binay who is very understanding.
Merci
Point Of View
Plot
3rd Person Omniscient.
Plot
Dahong Palay tells the story of Sebio, a young man who works in the rice fields for his Tia Binay. He was teased and became the laughing topic, he was eventually challenged by Pacio but failed. He was bitten by a deadly snake who was called a "Dahong - Palay" that tried to bite a girl named Merci. This situation showed Sebio's strength and courage that gave him the respect of the village people.
Exposition
Exposition
It was a normal day of Sebio cutting wood with an ax. He was described to be quite tall, has a flat chest, has a long neck and his legs are thin. He was on of the boys who the village people said "the ones who grew too fast".
Rising Action
They had a discussion, the discussion was supposed to about the “big snake,” that turned into a competition between Pabio and Sebio. A competition to win Merci’s heart. Sebio was defeated and he was ashamed decided to rest to a corner wanting to leave.
Rising Action
Climax
Climax
As Sebio was striking at a hay pile, Merci screamed as if she was being murdered. Sebio was confused and looked around to see a deadly snake ready to attack Merci. When he had a chance he completely missed it causing for the snake to bite the calf of Sebio's leg.
Falling Action
Falling Action
The village people panicked as they saw Sebio's legs oozing dark blood and close to being unconcious. They tried to look for possible solutions on how to cleanse the bite of the Dahong Palay snake. Sebio was in pain, he asked for a knife and the village people was confused on why he needs it.
Resolution
Resolution
He was given a large knife and he wrapped a cloth around the end of a horseshoe then moved it near the fire. He then slashed the knife into the two bites and pressed the glowing hot horseshoe after. Someone held him and before he became unconcious the people said that they will never call him "Sebiong Pasmado" ever again.
Additional Elements
Additional
Death: Individual VS Society
This is the theme since Sebio was mostly trying to prove that he is strong not like what the village people are saying about him.
Theme
Man VS Society and
Man VS Nature
Conflict
The conflict is man VS society since he was belittled by the village people just because of his appearance. The conflict is also part man VS nature because Sebio was harmed by a snake that caused him to be unconscious by the blood lost.
Don't judge a person's ability by their appearance.
Moral
This is the moral since the village people belittled him because of his body image but they change their perceptions after Sebio proved that he is strong by slicig the two bites and placing a very hot horseshoe on it.