Marvin Bernados

AB Political Science      

   Activity 1: Pretend that you are God, write a letter to Lencho

Dear Lencho,

Since you just got back to me, I must admit that I was not pleased with your attitude toward the postal
workers. You must realize that I did not send you the money the first time. Your post office staff worked
together to send you the required amount of money. They sent you their hard-earned money so that
you and your family wouldn't go without food the following year, but you treated them like thieves.
They have a very good heart, and they are the reason your family has food. I would truly appreciate it if
you stopped by your post office and expressed your gratitude.

God

        Activity 2. What particular differences can you see in the attitudes of the two brothers?

1. The two brothers in the story were Anpu and Bata. Anpu is older than Bata and is already married. Both
of them are very loving. Anpu invited his younger brother to live with him and his wife and took care of
him until he is old enough to work in the field. Bata on the other hand had served his brother well and
has been very grateful to share what he had harvested to his brother and his wife. Their bond as siblings
became so strong that even Anpu’s wife got jealous of.

Find the symbol that destroys but unites the two brothers

 Trust
    Assignment

1. Characterize Lencho. Describe his state/ predicament

 Lencho was a very hardworking farmer. He work like an ox in his fields. He had firm faith in god.
He believed that god is watching everything and would definitely help him in his problem.

2.    Read, understand, apply literary criticism and analyze the following:

The Soldier – India

The Guest (Albert Camus)

 Story are of choice and accountability. Camus emphasizes, characteristically of existentialist

philosophy, that there is always a choice, which the only choice unavailable is not to choose.

The Last Leaf by O. Henry

 The story gives the moral lesson of never losing hope. Behrman, who is a failure in art for years
but he does not lose hope and at last he is able to paint his masterpiece. A person should not
stop dreaming if he fails in achieving it for the first time. He should keep struggling and a day will
come that will bring him success.

A Rose for Emily

The Necklace/ A Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant

 The analysis of The Necklace shows that Maupassant focused on realism and naturalism. The
author believed that fiction should be as realistic as possible. Therefore, the desire to report
events as they were explains the setting of The Necklace. Realism took its start in mid-
nineteenth-century France and rejected the basics of romanticism. Such works focused on
describing people and their actions with little to no subjectivity.

3.    Have an advance reading on Poetry of the World

4.    Draw lines from TROY

Achilles: The Gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last.
Everything is more beautiful because were doomed.

5.    Determine the elements of Poetry

Read and understand the following short stories. Summarize the story then make an analysis by
following the elements of short story. (1 story per student)
The Necklace 

Summary:                         

Matilda was a pretty lady, born in a poor family. She was married to a clerk. She suffered a lot of misery
as she felt that she had been born for better things. All-day, she would be daydreaming of luxurious
houses, dainty dinners, elegant dresses and beautiful jewelry.

One day, her husband came home very happy. He had an invitation to a Ball for both of them from the
Minister of Public Instruction. He thought his wife would be happy, but she only got angry and threw the
invitation card on the table. On being asked why she reacted in such a manner, she replied that she did
not have the proper dress for the party. Her loving husband gave her all the money he had set aside to
buy a gun.

When the dress was ready, Matilda’s husband saw that still she was not happy. On being asked the
reason, she said that she had no jewels. Exasperated, her husband asked her to wear fresh flowers.
When she refused to do so, in desperation he told her to borrow jewellery from her dear friend — Mrs.
Forestier. Matilda borrowed a diamond necklace from her. She was a great hit at the party. Everyone
admired her. She danced till 4 a.m. and then went home tired, but happy.

On reaching home, she decided to take a final look at herself. She was terribly shocked when she found
the necklace was missing. They looked everywhere for it, but it was nowhere to be found. They went to
the police and also put an advertisement in the papers. In the meantime, they wrote to Madame
Forestier that the clasp was broken and also that they would get the necklace repaired and return it.

When the necklace was not found, they decided to replace it with a similar necklace. They bought it for
forty thousand Francs, and had to take a loan for it.

In order to repay the loan, they took a rented room and turned away the maid. All the household work
was done by Matilda. Mr. Loisel took up overtime work to save money. This life continued for almost ten
long years, by the end of which Mrs. Loisel looked old and scruffy.

One day she happened to meet Mrs. Forestier who still looked young. Matilda told her the whole story.
Shocked at the story, Mrs. Forestier told her a shocking truth i.e. the diamond necklace that she had lent
to Matilda had been made of artificial diamonds and was worth only five hundred francs.

Analysis:

The analysis of The Necklace shows that Maupassant focused on realism and naturalism. The author
believed that fiction should be as realistic as possible. Therefore, the desire to report events as they
were explains the setting of The Necklace. Realism took its start in mid-nineteenth-century France and
rejected the basics of romanticism. Such works focused on describing people and their actions with little
to no subjectivity.