The Region in

the Nation
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The Region
The region defines the nation because it
characterizes the diversity of the
Philippines.
The region not only points to a Filipino’s
physical place of origin; it also defines
one’s linguistic, historical, and
indigenous background.
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The Region
These regions reflect the diversity of an
individual Filipino’s make-up.
The Filipino People Map published in
1974 shows that while a vast area of
the country was effectively
Christianized, a good number of
concentrated locales remains
indigenous in faith practices.
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The Region
In terms of movement, regionality
(being defined as a region or as
belonging to a particular geographic
grouping) compels some of our
kababayans to move from one locality
to another.
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The Region
This aforementioned movement from
the regions to the centers of powers
and commerce also defines the
nation-region dynamic, and often
paints a gloomy picture of how the
center continues to marginalize the
periphery.
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The Region
Literature participates in making sense
of this peculiar Filipino experience by
dramatizing how this nation-region
dynamic is imagined and internalized.
Literary Terms
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Character
It is the composition of a person in a
work of fiction.
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Round Characters
They are fully defined in terms of
dimension.
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Flat Characters
They require more development in
terms of dimension.
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Dynamic Characters
They are fully evolved towards the end
of the story.
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Static Characters
They are the ones who stay the same.
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Foil
This is a character who stands in
contrast to another character, usually
emphasizing a particular attribute of a
more prominently characterized figure.
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Setting
It is the time and place where the story
unfolds.
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Center and Periphery

It describes a binary, with the former
occupying a position of privilege and he
latter a position of marginality.
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