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Literat SEPT. 15, 2020

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Please answer the

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following:
Character Analysis:

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1. What role does Yasid play in the story? Is it major or minor?
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Yasid is the narrator of the story. He is an inquisitive major character who tackled his
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experiences and the story of other major roles.
2. Who does he interact with? Who is/ are important to Yasid?
Adam, Jamal and the old man who was a cock fighter as well as William were
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mentioned but he interacted with Adam and jamal only. Adam who invited him home after
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seeing him wandering around what was left of the scorched village and Jamal who was his
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co-worker whom he is close with. The characters whom Yassid spoke with high regards or
with keen interest were Jamal his co-worker whom he regards as a father and the old cock
fighter who died.
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3. What possessions does Yasid have?

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Yasid used to have a house before the entire village was burnt to the ground.
4. What character is Yasid?
Yasid is a Round character for he has complex traits with distinct personality,
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background, and motive. He is knowledgeable on his job, curious and inquisitive regarding
his surrounding and he is highly interested in topics such as death. He also has good
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relationship with his co-workers and the villagers.

5. What words are used to describe Yasid?
Yasd was described as high spirited because he showed happiness and also weird
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because he is so conscious and invested with the topic of death.

6. Pick out notable actions and dialogues of Yasid.
7. Do the same with other characters.

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 Actions Dialogues
YAZID
“I am searching for all the stumps of all
Searching for all the stumps of all the houses
houses”
He was cursing the fate of his village but he
“Dad was not ill when he died. He committed
was full of praise for the happiness and peace
suicide by taking poison,”
that he had experienced living there.
Yazid looked at the horizon that split the sea
and the sky. In his heart, he still could not “Because death is necessary,” “to sever
understand why Jamal was so scared to face something.”
death.

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He visualised houses being destroyed;

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nothing was left untouched by the flames.

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JAMAL

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He stared at the sea, then at the sparks of fire. “You look very high-spirited today, Yazid!”
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In daily life he hesitates to commend bravery
“Perhaps his pain was far greater than that
but he has always believed in diligence and
suffered by those having a normal illness,”
hard work. He then looked up at the white
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clouds until his eyes hurt. “Me! Me? Oh please dear God, give me a
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more peaceful death.”

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ADAM
“Where are you sleeping tonight?” “You can
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stay at my place.”
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“Let’s go home. You need to take a shower

and remove all those worries.”
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8. What desires and fears do the characters have?

The characters are curious about the notion of death however they are afraid of
experiencing a painful way o passing such as being scorched by fire; also, they are afraid to lose
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their means of living which is dependent on oil resources.

9. From your details above, how do you find Yasid, Adam, Jamal, and William?

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 I find Yasid, Adam, Jamal, and William praise worthy for they seem to be knowledgeable
and dedicated to their job. They are good workers who have been ripened by experience. Also,
they are well-mannered and friendly; they share a great bond of friendship.
10. It was not clear who fell. Who do you think fell? Was it intentional or accident?
I think it may have been Jamal who fell. It will be utterly tragic yet fast and befitting to
the tale’s notion of death which is unexpected and inevitable. Since most of the workers and
villagers were kind hearted and since the nature of their job is quite taxing and risky, I would
have to believe that the death was an accident.

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Setting:

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1. Does the description of the burnt village give you a vivid picture? What words or

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descriptions help you picture out the place?

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“Two conflagrations of fire were seen about a hundred and forty-two yards from
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the burnt houses.”; “The heat from the fire could still be felt”; “nothing was left
untouched by the flames” These are the lines which had vividly described the scenarios
of the village being burnt to the ground. All these lines are well-written and in a way
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saddening and gory and makes me imagine the man being burnt inside his home as well
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as entire village succumbing to scorching fire.

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2. Go back to the text. Pick out the oilfield or derrick description. Given a chance, would
you work in this place? Support your answer.
“Look at the sky, then to the top of the derrick and to its base. The derrick’s
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shadow zigzagged on the patches of dried, yellowish grass and stretched out before
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them”; “new derrick offshore”. The derrick is located in a wide and grassy location, it is
built high as well and is in land. The new derrick to be built will be on sea because the
resources of the one at shore is predicted to deplete.”
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If given the chance to work at a derrick by choice, I will not opt to work there
because I am not good with laborious and physical tasks. However, if not given a choice
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due to unfortunate circumstances, I will work there just to earn a living.

3. Is the author good enough in making you understand the story place?
Yes, the author is good enough in making me understand the story place because
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all his narrations and descriptions were detailed, well-thought of and highly vivid which
was completely different with its ending that ended as a cliffhanger.

Culture:
1. What cultures of Brunei are shown in the fiction?

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 The cultures of Brunei shown in the fiction were, hospitality, cock fighting, friendship
ties/brotherhood or regarding someone similarly as a father, and being hardworking.
2. Are there any similarities with the Philippines?
Yes, all the above-mentioned cultures are similar to that of our county’s.

Creating with Them:

The fiction is also a cliffhanger. It does not tell who fell. Filipino readers do not like
unfinished stories. Add a concluding paragraph or an ending which fits the flow of the story.
Like how quick life and death is, everything happened too fast, we were just together a
few moments ago, talking about how we wanted a gentle death and yet now his brain was
shattered into pieces. Jamal was sprawled to the ground bloodied and dead.

On a Personal Note:

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Write a short account of how you see life after reading this story.

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After reading the story, I realized that death is inevitable, we are not living an immortal

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life for no one is susceptible to death. Even the strongest, the oldest, the bravest or even the most
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exemplary or hardworking person will die. We all will pass on just on different ways and time.
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Life is unsure and short hence why we must seize every opportunity and try to be as kind as
possible to those that we treasure most.
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