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Analysis Of Manuel E. Arguilla's Morning In Nagrebcan

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Manuel E. Arguilla’s “Morning in Nagrebcan” tells a story of a family with a dog and its young puppies living in Katanyaghan Hills. The family is comprised of Tang Ciaco (father), Nana Elang (mother) and the two sons, Ambo and Baldo. It is dawn in Nagrebcan, Nana Elang consistently doing her obligation as a housewife while Ambo and Baldo were in a fierce fight and the root cause was the foolish act of Ambo eating the whole banana without peeling the skin of it. Baldo insist Ambo not to eat the banana with peelings and eventually, the rivalry between the two brothers arose. Ambo took revenge on Baldo by snatching the favorite puppy of Baldo without the consent of Baldo. Ambo persisted to touch the puppy but he failed. Afterwards, Ambo keep on stealing the puppy but Baldo lost his temper and sent Ambo to sand and they sprawled there. They fought hardly until Ambo grabbed the tail of the innocent puppy and pulled it hardly. Unfortunately, Ambo was accidentally bitten by the puppy and Tang Ciaco …show more content…

The main purpose of the writer is to promote “gender equality” not only in Nagrebcan but in the entire country. However, as the story continues the gender discrimination and unequal rights of women is too evident. This repression is shown in the line: “They had gathered the loose folds of her skirt in front and twisting the end many times, passed it between her legs, drawing it back and slipping it on to waist” (16). Women were dictated to wear skirt; they had no freedom to choose what to wear, what to do and what to say. Interstingly, the line “Baldo was deaf” (37) shocked the readers that Baldo was deaf and it is the reason why he ate the banana without peeling it. His deafness signifies that society is “deaf” to the womens’ demand that they should have equal rights with men’. The story implies that readers need to be liberal and aware to change; such as the gender equality issue discussed in the

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