How my Brother Leon Brought home a wife
Written by Manuel Arguilla, "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife" is the story of a man introducing his city-born wife to his more provincial family. Transpires in Barrio Nagrebcan in La Union,the birthplace of Manuel E. Arguilla himself you’ll immediately realize how the writer loves his hometown by the vivid imagery and sensuality that heffers on the plate. From the shapes and the sounds to even the scent of the air, Arguilla spares no detail to prove that beauty exists in Nagrebcan, because the place was very provincial in which there is a peaceful and simple leaving which will serve as a challenge to Maria, Leon’s wife that will lead to the main idea which is Maria being tested with Leon’s family specially his father, if she will be able to live a simple life in province away from their city.
To summarize the story, Baldo was able to meet his brother’s wife Maria, As Baldo saw his older brother's wife, he described her as lovely, tall, and beautiful. Upon their journey to leon’s home, leon is wondering why baldo drove them to the waig instead of the camino real, baldo answered that he drove the waig because their father told him to do so. The waig route will serve as test to Maria if she can live in the province which differs a lot from the city where she lived in, but then it seems like maria likes leons province, she described this as beautiful, fresh air, clean, and free of dust. During their journey, maria, was worried if leons father and family would like her. When they arrived home, father talked to baldo asking what happened during their travel, the father asked Baldo if Maria was afraid in their place, Baldo answered that Maria was not afraid and instead she enjoyed the journey. There are several plot in the story, which are; 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. 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). I was hooked by the story because of how the author describe each characters specially Maria, and how the author was able to emphasize her, and the organization of every situation is good. In How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife, the story begins with mixture of descriptions as the main character, the brother, meets his brother and new wife. I like the story because it taught me about respect and acceptance of one's life. In order to have a long-lasting relationship you must show respect to each other and the family. And if you really love a person you should accept who he/she is, and what he/she is and also don’t judge other people first without even knowing him/her in person. The writing style of the author was good because he used figurative languages which made the story more interesting and beautiful. The message of the story was easy to understand because it was clear. Reference https://www.reference.com/art-literature/story-brother-leon-brought-home-wife-96849983f39e5a06 http://lloydbaltazar.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-my-brother-leon-brought-home-wife.html |