Formal Report on Filipino Literary Text
The White Horse of Alih
By: Emigdio “Mig”Alvarez Enriquez
3D-Pharmacy
Group 3
De Pedro, John Christopher Q.
Elazegui, Patricia Denise C.
Españo, Divine M.
Fajardo, Jerome M.
Garcia, Jose Eduardo C.
A. The Issue inside the story
• Psychological effect of man's alienation from the society he is at • Racial Discrimination • Traditions in religion • Psychological impact of an individual’s experiences • Quarrel between religions • Discrimination based on religion
B. ELEMENTS OF STORY
• Setting The story happened on July 4th in a city with a parade of people. • Characters ➢ Alih- a Moro who plans for killing the people celebrating the Filipino- American Friendship Day ➢ Omar- the older brother of Alih who dictates him on what to do in every aspects of his life ➢ Imam- the village priest who tried to dissuade the two brothers, he explain to them that the prophets did not teach to do it ➢ Lucy - girl who lived in the reservation area where the Americans live -she is the first girl Alih liked ➢ Fermina - a beautiful bar maid with a mole near her mouth - Alih likes her so much but the woman doesn’t like him because of his impertinent manner towards her. • Plot ➢ Conflict- Alih did not want to kill but the fear he had for his brother while he was growing urged him to the killings and also because his brother taught him that killing will be their way to wash away their shame and gain respect for their father had died by the American soldiers without any reason. ➢ Complication- when they decided to become merchants there were rebels who stole their commodities ➢ Rising Action - He saw a float