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How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife Summary

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The short story How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife by Manuel E. Arguilla took place in Leon’s province. It is in the time of sun setting where the evening is drawing near. The weather condition was good and nice for it does not mention any. And the mood of the story is Disappointed and Captivated. The plot started in Baldo was waiting for his brother Leon and his wife Maria to pick up and bring to their house and ended still with Baldo being mesmerized with Maria’s fragrance. The conflict was an external conflict.
A lot of characters were mentioned. The following are the characters: Baldo, Leon/Noel, Maria, Labang, Father, Mother, Aurelia, Ca Celin, Urong and Celin, Moning, Lacay Julian and Castano. The point of view was in Baldo’s and it falls in the First Person Observer. And the theme is Protecting One’s Reputation is Crucial. For it is the cause of the conflict in this story. The first element is the setting. The place where the story happened was in Barrio Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union, the province of Baldo and his family. There are two ways to go home mentioned: the Waig which happens to be in the fields and a longer path and the other one is the Camino Real which has the easier and shorter way. The sun was already setting when Leon and Maria arrived. And during the ride …show more content…

The theme of ‘How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife’ is Protecting One’s Reputation is Crucial. I said so because the main reason the Father felt so disappointed was Leon brought home a wife thinking of what will people say if they found out what happened to their breadwinner. That is why the Father keep his son from people for not to be judged. And because in rural places like where they live is barely to be given a chance to have the opportunity to study in the city. That is why they give more importance the essence of education. And the mentality of people who did not succeed in life is those who did finish their degree can now bring up a better

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