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- 1 What is the climax of the story the small key?
- 2 What specific gender roles are delineated in the story of the small key?
- 3 What was Soledad’s physical condition when Pedro came home at day’s end that day?
- 4 What is the narrative point of view that was used in the story of small key?
- 5 What is the nature of pre colonial literature in the Philippines?
- 6 What is the conflict in the story dead stars?
- 7 What is the summary of the story the small key?
- 8 What is the theme of the story Hold my Hand?
What is the climax of the story the small key?
Climax: When Pedro was on the backyard and saw burnt cloth. Falling action: When Pedro found out that the trunk was empty.
What is the symbolism of the small key?
It is entitled “the small key” because the rusty small key opens the trunk that symbolize the husband’s romantic past. Soledad hates the trunk & its content, because her husband attributes an affectionate value to it, & the key gives her the opportunity to get rid of the first wife’s clothes that bother her so much.
What specific gender roles are delineated in the story of the small key?
The Small Key delineates the gender role between a man’s heart in smouldering resentment and woman’s heart in gnawing fear. Stories of Paz Latorena.
When was the small key written?
1927
Before the year ended, she won the third prize in Jose Garcia Villa’s Roll of Honor for the Best Stories of 1927 for her story, “The Small Key.”
What was Soledad’s physical condition when Pedro came home at day’s end that day?
Pedro returned home to find Soledad in bed supposedly with a fever. He watched over her all evening until the doctor arrived and told him that she was not sick.
Who wrote Dead Stars?
Paz Marquez-Benítez
She is most known by her short story Dead Stars (1925) in which the two main characters are displayed as allegories to American imperialism in order to portray the slow decay of Philippine heritage….Paz Márquez-Benítez.
| Paz Marquez-Benítez | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
What is the narrative point of view that was used in the story of small key?
Rising Action: When Pedro lift the coat containing the small key on the coat’s pocket. The Third person point of view is a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as “he” or “she.” Third person point of view may be omniscient or limited.
What are the roles of male and female?
For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing. Men are generally expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold. Every society, ethnic group, and culture has gender role expectations, but they can be very different from group to group.
What is the nature of pre colonial literature in the Philippines?
The Philippine literature in different era have specific characteristics: Pre-Colonial period literature characterized based on oral traditions, crude on ideology and phraseology.; Spanish Colonization period literature have the characteristics of having two distinct classification the religious and secular.
Who wrote the Dead Stars?
Márquez-Benítez
As a professor, Márquez-Benítez used her writing course as an opportunity to write her first major short story in 1925 titled Dead Stars which was published in the Philippine Herald.
What is the conflict in the story dead stars?
Conflict. The conflict of the story is begin to Alfredo because he is not ready to take a commitment to Esperanza even they are engage in many years, although Alfredo seemed uncertain of his real wants. It is not to mean though that Alfredo is afraid to commit. He just fell in love with another woman named Julia Salas.
Who is ho Santos?
Santos (March 22, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.
What is the summary of the story the small key?
THE SMALL KEY. “The Small Key” is a short story by Philipino author Paz Latorena. It is about a woman named Soledad who is married to a man named Pedro Buhay. They live on a farm. One morning Soledad finds herself knowing that the farm will produce plenty but that she still had some inner feeling of discontent.
What is the message of the small key to Soledad?
It gives hope light or warning to Soledad so that she will learn from her mistakes and it will not repeated it again. “The Small Key” is a short story by Philipino author Paz Latorena. It is about a woman named Soledad who is married to a man named Pedro Buhay. They live on a farm.
What is the theme of the story Hold my Hand?
The theme of the story is about trusting each other within a relationship. In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person who will never release your hand rather than the person you love. A very nice adage that reminds someone on the importance of trust in every relationship.