A.

Title:
WAYWAYA
B. Author:
Francisco Sionil Jose or commonly known as F. Sionil Jose was born on
December 3, 1924 at Rosales, Pangasinan. Most of his works are influenced by our
national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. He is among the most widely read Filipino writers in
English whose novels and short stories depict a wide scope of social underpinnings and
struggles of the Filipino masses.
C. Setting:
The Story is set in two seasons of harvesting rice at the two known rival tribes
which are Daya the plain lands and Laud the mountains and the river which is between
them. Daya’s culture is based on tradition they never change while Laud they always
innovate ancestors
D. Characters:
 Dayaw – The main male Protagonist of the story
 Waywaya – The main female Protagonist of the story
 Parbangon – Dayaw’s younger brother
 The Ulo of Daya – The leader of Daya tribe and Dayaw’s and Parbangon’s father
 Pintas – Dayaw and Parbangon’s Mother
 Liwliwa- The rival of dayaw on Waywayas love
 The Old Chief of Laud – The leader of Laud and also Waywaya’s father
E. Plot:
 Exposition – Dayaw crosses the river and reach the land of laud there she saw a
beautiful lady of laud which is Waywaya. He never saw such beauty like
Waywaya in their tribe. Dayaw abducted Waywaya while she is taking a bath to
become his trophy and his personal slave when he returns home.
 Rising Action – Dayaw returns home with Waywaya. His father the Ulo said that
he is a fool abducting a taga Laud because this will start a war but although the
Ulo is confident. Waywaya suffered a lot of things in becoming Dayaw’s slave but
time pass by Waywaya started to feel like it’s natural to her she feels like he is
already a taga Daya.
 Climax – Dayaw felt sorry so he decided to return Waywaya on their land. Along
the way they decided to take a shade in the old tree. They admitted that they
have feelings to each other not just the connection of a slave and its master.
Dayaw and Waywaya can’t hold their feelings anymore so there they make love.
  Falling Action - The love Dayaw and Waywaya brought a child to life but sadly
Waywaya in giving birth. Dayaw requested to his mother Pintas that she must
love his child just like how he loves him even though she hates the kind of his
mother because one day the child will be the one to bring the two tribes in
harmony because he would not be there to take care of his child. Dayaw decided
to bring Waywaya back to his homeland alone but Parbangon refuses because he
wants to honor Waywaya too so they both go.
 Conclusion – The two reach their destination. The old chief finally saw his
daughter after two seasons of disappearance. The old Chief accepted Dayaw and
after that they give Waywaya a proper burial. At night they have a small fiest but
suddenly the two felt sleepy they don’t know if the food they eat or the water
they drink. Dayaw awake he decided not to awake Parbangon and sent him back
to their village because he knew that from the time he stepped in the land he
knew that he cannot return.
F. Theme
The themes are Change and Respect. Change because I believe that as time pass
by there will always be a change. The time when Dayaw and Waywaya live peacefully
together that shows that the hatred between the two tribes would change to love and
harmony. Respect because when Dayaw decided to return Waywaya’s corpse in her
homeland to honor her that shows that you must respect others even though you are
enemies and don’t have the same culture.
G. Lesson:
 “Respect others even though you are different in culture and kind”
 “Everyone changes as time pass by”
H. Point of View
 The story uses a Third person narration in an Omniscient narration where the
story is told by someone and the narrator knows all the details.
I. Literary Techniques
 Figurative Language
o Simile – “…her breath was warm and sweet like a baby…”
o Hyperbole – “…he had finally passed the greatest test of all..”
o Personification – “They had lighted the wide pit and hay and the logs
there were a roaring flame”
 Sound Devices
o Onomatopoeia – “…meat crackling in the open fire.”