Summary Of The Bread Of Salt By Nvm Gonzales 401y51

Summary of the Bread of Salt by NVM Gonzales It was his assigned duty to be up early in the morning and be on his way to the baker’s to buy rolls and pan de sal for the breakfast table. He was fourteen and he has already got used to his task. On his way he thought of the bread of salt – pan de sal – and wondered how it was made, what gives its flavor and shape. He looked around the landscape at daybreak and once again ed how much he adored Aida, the niece of the old Spaniard whom he thought he was destined to serve, just like his late Grandfather. At times he thought it was his duty to stay in the house in the service of the young maiden. He even dreamed that she likewise keeps an intense emotion for him, which she will only dare manifest in the right time. He was a diligent student and violinist. It didn’t take long before he was transferred from second to first violin and before long, he was invited to Pete Saez’ band and perform in one engagement after another. He was happy to earn money through his own skill, although it was with utter bitterness that he had to endure rehearsals despite the outward disapproval of his aunt against his chosen field. She thought musicians are no better than dogs scurrying to get their mouths on food scraps in trash bins. But he didn’t mind, thinking that the money he’ll earn from playing the violin will allow him the capacity to buy a brooch and beautiful stationery for his ardent love letters to Aida. Then he was invited, together with Saez’ band, to the asalto for Don Esteban's daughters who were arriving from Manila. He was honored to be in a sophisticated gathering and get a magnified look at Aida’s stunning beauty. He was beside himself with immeasurable joy and pride but will later on be displaced by an equally immeasurable embarrassment at the buffet table after Aida caught him sneaking some sweets into the packet under his shirt. She nonetheless offered him a big package of food after the party but due to his intense shame, he lost the composure to react, along with the entire ardor he used to shower the maiden with. After the party they led the guests home with their music. Then with Paez, he went to the bakery to

buy pan de sal with his own money. But the bread wasn’t ready yet so they waited.

Buod ng IMPENG NEGRO ni Rogelio Sikat Sa giray na batalan ay naghuhugas ang maglalabing-anim na taong gulang na si Impeng ay natigilan nang dahil sa pangangaral ng nanay niya sa kanya.Baka mapaaway na naman siya.Sa apat na magkakapatid ay tanging si Impeng lamang ang maputi sapagkat sina Kano,Boyet at DingDing ay mapuputi lalo na si Kano.Pagalis niya ay isinuot niya ang kamisetang dati ay masikip ngayo'y maluwag na.

Parating sinasabi ng kanyang ina na huwag na lamang pansinin si Ogor dahil ito ay basagulero talaga sa kanilang lugar.Laging tinatandaan ni Impeng ang sinabe ng kanyang ngunit hindi niya matagalan ang panlalait nito sa kanya.Si Ogor ay hindi itinuring na kaibigan si Impeng.Siya ang malakas na agwador sa kanilang lugar.Di nagtagal ay tinanggap niya na lamang dahil yun naman talaga ang totoo. Pagkadating sa niya sa may gripo ay agad siyang pumila.Sa paglipas ng oras, ay nakaipob na agad siya ng sisenta sentimos at may isa pang nagpapa- igib sa kanya.Kahit naiinitan siya ay hindi nalang siya sumilong sapagkat sina Ogor at iba pa nitong kasama.Nang si Ogor naman ang iigib ay biglang siyang sumingit,dahilan iyan upang umuwi na lamang ngunit bigla siyang pinatid nito.Dahil dyan ay dumugo ang pisngi ni Impeng. Pagkatapos ay sinipa siya at gumulong siya sa mga balde.Nagtawanan ang mga tao.Sinipa ulit siya at sa akmang sisipa ay kinagat ni Impeng ang paa kaya't pumailalim si Ogor at si Impeng ang nasa ibabaw.Pinaulanan niya ito ng mga suntok dahilan upang humina at sumuko.Tumayo at tinignan ang mga tao, ang mga ito ay nahihiya na sa kanya.Dahil dito ay

natuklasan niya ang kakaibang lakas na taglay at nadama ang tibay,katatagan at kapangyarihan.Sa gitna ng sikat ng araw, siya'y naging sugatang mandirigma na ang tangning hiling ay ang kapayapaan kahit na siya ay iba sa lahat.

Buod ng Impeng Negro May isang binatang lalaki na nagtatrabaho para sa kanyang ina at mga kapatid, siya ay nagngangalang Impen. Siya ay kadalasang kinukutya ng mga tao sa kanilang lugar dahil sa kanyang kaitiman at kulot na buhok. Isang araw, siya ay pinaalalahanan ng kanyang ina na huwag na lang pansinin ang mga nang-aasar sa kanya para makaiwas sa gulo. Sinubukan nyang huwag lumaban, lalo na kay Ogor na nangunguna sa pang-aapi sa kanya. Ngunit nang siya ay patuloy na naasar at inunahan sa pagsalin ng tubig, hindi nya napigilan ni Impen ang kanyang sarili at dinagukan si Ogor kahit na ito ay matipuno habang siya ay payat na payat lamang. Nagpalitan sila ng dagok pero sa bandang huli, napasuko ni Impen si Ogor at walang nakakibo sa mga agwador. Kinagulat ng mga tao ang nangyari at pinangimian nila si Impen. III. Mga Tauhan

Taba - pagbibilhan ni Impen ng gatas para sa kanyang kapatid IV. Mga Tema Responsibilidad ng Lalaki Sa maikling kwento na ito, makikita natin na ang lalaki ay inaasahan ng pamilya. Sila ang kadalasang nagtatrabaho para may makain at mabuhay ang pamilya. Pagkakaiba ng mga Tao

Nasa kwento na ang pagkakaroon ni Impen ng ibang kulay o pagiging maitim ay naging dahilan ng pangungutya sa kanya ng mga tao dahil sya ay naiiba. Pagkakaroon ng Lakas ng Loob na Ipagtanggol ang Sarili Nagawa ni Impen na lumaban kay Ogor kahit na ito ay mas matipuno kaysa sa kanya dala ng matinding pagkaapi at pagapak sa kanyang katauhan. The God Stealer: Filipino Identity in Fiction The story God Stealer, like F. Sionil Jose's other novels concentrates on the debilitating effect of the colonial rule in the Filipino identity formation.

Impen - isang lalaking labing-anim na taong The story begins with two officemates Philip gulang, laging kinukutya ng mga tao dahil Latak (an Ifugao from the Mountain sa kanyang kaitiman Province now working in Manila) and Sam Ogor - matipuno ang kanyang katawan, Cristie, an American on the bus to Baguio. laging nangunguna sa pangungutya kay Philip (Ip-pig) now lives in Manila against Impen the wishes of his immediate family, Inay - nangangaral at nagpapaalala kay particularly his grandfather who intended Impen na huwag makipag-away to bequeth to Philip his share of the famous rice terraces. They are on their way to Kano - pitong taong kapatid ni Impen na Baguio for one purpose: Sam wants to buy maputi a genuine Ifugao god as souvenir and Philip was to help him find an authentic one Boyet at Diding - mga nakababatang through his local connections. kapatid ni Impen Philip is a Christian who no longer has any mga agwador - kasamahan ni Impen sa pag-iigib ng tubig na palaging nangungutya respect or affection for the Ifugao customs and religion. sa kanya

He considers himself a city boy and has no inclination to return to mountain life. Despite this attitude, his grandfather is

pleased to see him and decides to throw a big party in his honor. On the day of the party, Sam and Philip discover that no Ifugao is willing to sell his god. And as a last resort, Philip offers to steal the god of his grandfather because he feels it would be his way of showing his gratitude to Sam for giving him a rise at work. The consequences of this act are severe. The next day, his grandfather died because he discovered that his god was stolen. He also informs Sam that Philip will no longer be going back to Manila. Curious, Sam looks for Philip and find him working in his grandfather's house. Philip poignantly explains his reasons for choosing to stay in the mountains: "I could forgive myself for having stolen it. But the old man- he had always been wise, Sam. He knew that it was I who did it from the very start. He wanted so much to believe that it wasn't I. But he couldn't pretend - and neither can I. I killed him, Sam. I killed him because I wanted to be free from these. These cursed terraces. Because I wanted to be grateful. I killed him who loved me most.." a faltering and stifled sob. In the dark hut, Sam noticed that Philip is now attired in G-string, the traditional costume of the Ifugao. Furthermore, Philip is busy carving another idol, a new god to

replace the old one which Sam will take to America as a souvenir. Philip's repudiation of his Ifugao heritage may be extrapolated to mean that Filipino's rejection of his own roots and its replacement with colonial values. Philip- Philippines Sam- American (Uncle Sam) It is significant that Philip steals the God for Sam out of gratitude. Thus is it the Filipino gave up his most precious symbol of his past traditions to the Americans as an expression of gratitude? And by giving this symbol away, the Filipino murders his own roots. Again, we see Jose's thesis: The colonial culture has been a negative force in the Philippine History and hence, the tru Filipino is the tribal Filipino, or the poor Filipino least touched by colonial culture. Jose presents the Filipino as confused, emotionally disturbed and helpless, plagued by the fact that he repudiated his past, or that he could not do anything to help the suffering. JSTOR: Symbolic of the foreigner's exploitation and imperialistic ambitions on the Filipino.