“Sapay Koma” is a story where we can see that love do exist, and where all relationship

had a story to tell.

These are the actors that appear in the fiction. Leon appears to be the fist character in
the fiction. Maria is Leon's wife. Baldo is Leon's younger brother. Leons parents are also
part of the character used in the Fiction

The plot. The plot is the sequence of events that occurs in the fiction. Leon brings his
city-girl wife, Maria, home for the first time to meet his parents in the fiction. Maria's
suitability is put to the test several times by Leon's younger brother Baldo, who is easily
won over by her papaya blossom perfume.

The Setting. the story's setting is the location where it takes place. The setting is both in
Pasay City and the town of Itogon, Benguet.

Point-of-view. The author tells the story first person I. For instance, "I have always
enjoyed teaching the Arguilla story for its subversive take on the role that one’s family
plays in a marriage; but having been born and raised in Pasay City, I had no idea what
papaya blossoms smelled like" (Cruz).

Style: The fiction is started with the cross-reference of Manuel Arguilla’s ‘How my
brother brought home a wife’. It is also narrative and descriptive. Narrating the story of
marriage and family.

Theme: The main theme is marriage family and wedding. There is also bits of love as a
theme. Jhoanna Lynn Cruz's marriage is chronicled in this moving account. It reveals
how the displacement of culture and society influenced her decisions, personality, and
identity as a woman.

Literary Devices: Example used is symbolism. The writer continues to write with so
much symbolism while going through the many painful, complicated events in a
marriage. In the end, she continues to have faith, offer forgiveness, and ask for
forgiveness despite her ups and downs. Her story was truly inspirational and deserving
of attention. This encourages me to believe that no matter how much suffering we've
endured, there is always hope and that we must persevere in the end.