My Brother‚ My Executioner - a novel by Filipino author Francisco Sionil José written in Philippine English. A part of the so-called Rosales Saga - a series of five interconnected fiction novels - My Brother‚ My Executioner ranks third in terms of chronology. In the United States‚ My Brother‚ My Executioner was published as a second part of the book‚ Don Vicente‚ together with Tree‚ another novel which is also a part of José’s Rosales Saga. Tree is the second novel of the historical saga‚ before
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Dalin * Dalin is a widow and became the wife of Estaquio “Istak” Salvador. She was brought by An-no together with her late husband who died in Po-on because of his illness. Dalin was the reason why Istak and An-no had some misunderstanding. During Istak’s journey together with their relatives in Po-on‚ Dalin was the one who led the way to Pangasinan because she was the one who is familiar to the place. Ba-ac * Ba-ac is the Father of Istak and the Wife of Mayang. He is very angry and at the same
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MY BROTHER JACK 1.There are numerous reasons why this novel is titled My brother Jack. The title My Brother Jack deludes the reader in thinking the novel is based on Jack‚ yet we find that the prevailing concern is not ‘My Brother Jack’ at all. The title suggests a rewriting of Jack’s life. The novel is also called My Brother Jack because of the fact that the author George Johnston‚ portrayed as David had a brother named Jack‚ with whom he shared a good relationship with
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My Grandpa Leon is possibly the most negative person I know. Even though I love him‚ we are different from one another in almost every way. I am calm‚ organized‚ and quiet; my grandpa is boisterous‚ loud‚ and chaotic‚ with difficulty focusing and controlling his emotions. I prefer to live more simply and modestly; he loves to spend money on grand yet unnecessary things. We are both intelligent‚ but in different ways: I love learning about people‚ but he has been a bus mechanic his whole life‚ with
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper My brother is one of those types of men who have that kind of “go-getter” attitude. My father was the same way until he reached that unexplainable age where I can’t bare him anymore. My dad is still the same even without my brother being home twenty four seven back then. My brother always had the old sayings as if he was in his sixty’s but yet only in his early twenty’s. There are some things that my family do that anyone would called weird but everyone has
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MY BROTHER‚ MY EXECUTIONER F. SIONIL JOSE Characterization Don Vicente is the landlord who appears as the central figure in the story. He is also Luis Asperri’s father. However‚ his character is nothing but a stereotype of the rich – powerful‚ thus‚ usually hated and who also had an affair with a poor tenant. Luis Asperri is the product of the abovementioned affair. He spent his boyhood with his mother in Sipnget but later on lived with Don Vicente in Manila. There he studied and
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MY BROTHER OR MY ENEMY? I remember when Chris-my older brother by a year and a half- got a scholarship to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ we were all happy. Mother rolled on the floor for two minutes as She praised God. Father‚ a much more reserved man smiled and said nothing‚ I did not know what to do‚ so I just stared at Chris in admiration and in a brand new light. My brother was going to America to study Robotic Engineering‚ and I was proud of him. I remember
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My house is in Shastri Nagar‚ New Delhi. It is a quite new house. It was built only one year back. It has two storeys. My grandparents and my uncle live on the ground floor. On the ground floor we have a drawing room‚ two bedrooms‚ and a kitchen. We live on the first floor. On the first floor we have three bed rooms and a kitchen. It has also a dining room‚ a study room and a guest room. My sister and study in the study room. The rooms are well-lighted and airy. All the floors have marble tiles
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October‚ 2013 Ideal Wife Parents are the number one influence in a child’s life. They can shape a child’s future just by their demeanor and morals that they demonstrate. Children tend to watch their parents like a hawk and mimic their lifestyle. When parents demonstrate poor parenting‚ the child will most likely act as their parents do and be poor in character. Not only does this affect how well they are with their friends and in their work life‚ but this will affect how they treat their future
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My wife Kathy is not the perfect wife‚ but she is “my perfect wife”. “Ahh‚ how cute” you are thinking. “He is such a sweet husband to say that.” I don’t think you understand. I do not mean that as something nice and cute to say about my wife. It is not meant to be hyperbole‚ but a statement of fact. How can someone be perfect? It is impossible of course unless God is involved. He can take an imperfect woman and make her my perfect wife. Kathy still makes wrong decisions at times. She
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