Mary Claire B.

Bullina
HUM 1, B1-1
Reaction paper on Rashomon

I. Retell the three (bandits, woman, dead mans) story in Filipino

a. Tulisan
Ayon kay Tajomaru na tulisan, nabighani umano sya sa kagandahan ng
asawa ng samurai kaya nilinlang nya ito na mayroon umano syang sinaunang
espada na ipapakita dito, subalit ito ay patibong lamang at nauwi sa pagkakagapos
ng samurai sa isang puno. Doon na naisagawa ng tulisan ang kanyang balak na
angkinin ang asawa nito, nung una ay nanglaban pa ang babae gamit ang kanyang
patalim ngunit sa huli ay bumigay din ito sapagkat nabighani din daw ito sa kanya.
Dahil sa matinding kahihiyan ng babae sa pagkakaroon ng dalawang lalaki,
hinimok nya ang tulisan na maglaban sila ng kanayang asawa at kung sino man ang
manalo ay doon xa sasama. Naglaban ang dalawa at natalo at napatay nya ang
samurai. Ngunit lumisan umano ang babae papalayo. Habang denedepensahan ang
sarili sa korte, tinanong si Tajomaru na bilang isang tulisan ay bakit hindi nya
kinuha ang patalim ng babae na naturingan pa naman itong mamahalin. Sumagot
siya na isa syang tanga na nalimutan ang isang mamahalin na bagay.

b. Asawa ng Samurai
Ayon naman nito, ay ginahasa umano sya ng tulisan at saka umalis.
Humingi sya ng tawad sa asawa dahil sa nangyari ngunit isang napakalamig lamang
na tingin ang sumagot sa kanya. Kinalasan nya ito sa pagkakagapos ngunit
nagmagkaawa lamang ito na patayin na lamang sya. Ngunit di nya ito magawa at
nahimatay na lamang umano sya sapagkat di nya nakayanan ang bawat malamig na
titig at ang hindi mawari na emosyon na bakas sa mukha ng asawa. Pagkagising
nya ay nakita nya na lamang na nakatusok na ang kanyang patalim sa dibdib ng
asawa.

c. Patay na katawan ng Samurai

Nagawang pakinggan ng korte ang panig ng patay na samurai sa
pamamagitan ng isang albularya at tinawag ang ispiritu nito. Ayon sa samurai
ginahasa ng tulisan ang kanyang asawa suballit ginusto din nitong sumama na
lamang na maglakbay sa tulisan at siya ay nakadama ng matinding sakit nanag
nagmakaawa ang babae na ipapatay siya bungad umano ng matinding kahihiyan sa
sarili. Nagulat ang tulisan sa utos ng babae hindi daw ito nagawa at umalis na
lamang ang babae at piankawalan daw umano sya ng samurai. Dahil sa mga
 pangyayari at sa sobrang nabatid na sakit ay pinatay nya ang kanyanag sarili gamit
ang patlim ng asawa.

II. Talk about the weaknesses of each story teller which could explain the coming up of
their lies in English

a. Bandit
The bandit though admitted that he killed the samurai was explaining his side in a
way that it wouldnt look like an intentional murdered. He stressed that he was able to
seduce the woman and out skilled the samurai during their duel and was left no choice but
to kill the samurai. I believe that as a bandit he would have took the valuable dagger and
could have sold it for a price favorable to him but he failed and told the court that it slipped
through his mind. The story flow were assumed truth of the bandit because it was favorable
to him and made claims in order to raise his dignity as a bandit, but was completely foolish
of telling the court how he totally forgot about such valuable dagger. So the story is only
true for Tajomaru.

b. The Samurais wife

The wife being guilt with having two men that had her lied to protect her dignity as
a woman after all we must take into account her current status in Japanese culture. Though
it seems realistic because the woman was all in tears and deep emotions while telling us
the flow of the story but after all, woman lies with her tears. The desire to end his husbands
cold, maddening and loathing glare was only true to the woman.
c. The samurai
The samurai, as a husband though nothing to lose plays the victim of despair, in
some ways he wants pity while not making him out of as the weaker fighter that he is
skillfully equal to the bandit but because of his heart broken he was unable to fight. I guess
by lying he is perhaps to highlight his broken heart and glorify his sorrow and suicide rather
than being killed. He wants to come off as a hero, despite losing.