Writing for HS, AM (Scalice, '07)
Themes for How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
Posted by hqiu at 2007/07/16 10:46:05 PDT

Why did they go to the Waig?

Father asking Did they see anyone on the way?

What is connection between Leon and Neol?

Is the relationship between Neol and wife of Leon?

How old are Leon and Neol?

How old is Baldo?

Who is Nagrebcan?

What is the fields?

Why do they start singing the song "Sky Sown with Stars"?

Who is Labang?

Why did the father raise his voice after Baldo said She is very beautiful, he said Was she afraid of Labang?

Where did they come from?

Where do they live?

did they arrive at the village?

How did the wife and Leon meet?

What is the relationship between Leon and Neol?

Why did the father question them on going through the fields?

Maria has different names. Leon into Neol.

Maria stays the same name throughout the whole thing.

Author assumes that we understand the Phiillippines.

When she sees stars laughter goes out of her?

She afraid that the father will not accept her in home.

He started singing and taught her the song.

The father
is testing to see if Maria will fit in.
Seeing if Maria would accept the field envrionment
instead of the city envrionment.
She is making the effort to fit in.
Tears of joy, to try to understand.
that father is dying.
but yet she trys.

pursue an idea in America

Pharse them into question

He doesn't want people to get in his personal life.

Themes:

Country and City

Question:
What do city/country mean for author's name?
How does city affect countrylife in the America is in the heart and How my bro. brought home a wife?

Bulosan doesnt like the traditions.
Arguilla likes the traditions, interesting.
QUESTION: What does America mean to Bulosan?

city adapting in the country in Maria.

It is about to.

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