The Dog Eaters

ALL ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Leonicio P. Deriada was an award-winning Fictionist, Playwright and Poet.
Received his Ph. D in English at Suliman State University in Dumaguete City, Negros.
He is also a Head of Central Filipino Language at UP Visayas and Associate of the UP Institute of
Creative Writing.
SETTINGS
Place: Artiaga Street, Davao City (Specific Place: Mariana and Victor's Home, Sergio's Store)
Time: In the Year, 1970s
POINT OF VIEW

Third Person

THE SUMMARY
Victor who is a former Body Builder and Club Bouncer married Mariana who is an
Undergraduate College because she gets pregnant. Victor and his friends (The Dog Eaters of
Artiaga Street) are always drinking Tuba early in the morning at Sergio's store with Dog dishes
as their pulutan. Mariana was very mad because it is not the life she expected to have. She
takes care of their 8 months old and now she's bearing another one in her womb.

She can't stand it anymore and try to abort her child by drinking some herbal liquid which she
bought desperately from Aling Elpidia for 40 pesos. She and Victor had a quarrel. Victor threw a
bottle of herbal liquid out of the window and it was broken. Marian pounded Victor with her
fist but the man carried it. Suddenly, Mariana saw Victor's Dog Ramir, she killed the Dog. And
for a long time living in Artiaga Street, Mariana cried.

Victor's Friends
- Some Citizens or Mens of Artiaga Street
PLOT
Conflict
Resolution

SOCIAL
THEME
One's anger must not to blamed to the innocents around them for they can bring evil on
oneself.
Mariana saw Victor's Dog Ramir and she killed it.
And for a long time living in Artiaga Street, Mariana cried.
Victor discovered that Mariana wanted to kill her child.
by: Dr. Leonicio P. Deriada
LESSON FROM THE STORY
"The Right to live is entitled to everyone even a fetus or an animal."
Falling Actions
Social
Aling Elpidia
- A fish and vegetables vendor
- Mariana's Visitor who sold potent or some herbal liquid to Mariana.
Complications
PREPARED BY: RONALD A. CADIZ
SEO
Mariana
- Collegiate Undergraduate
- The Wife of Victor
Rising Actions

CMS
Literature of SOUTHERN MINDANAO (DAVAO REGION)

THE DOG EATERS

Climax

Victor
- Former Body Builder and Club Bouncer
- The Husband of Mariana
Mariana bought a potent from Aling Elpidia to abort her child.
Poverty, Laziness of her Husband (Victor)
The Quarrel between Mariana and Victor.
Victor threw the bottle of potent and they have an argument.
Sergio
- Small Scale Store Owner, a store where Victor and his friends drinking Tuba with some Dog
dishes as their Pulutan.
Man vs Man, Man vs Self, Man vs Animal
The quarrel of spouse's because of Dogs, Unstable Jobs and "Enough Way of Living"
Marian wants to abort their second child.
Characters
Ramir
-Victor and Mariana's Man's Bestfriend
References
Interests
Experience
Education
Skills