A Literary Analyses

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus
A LITERARY ANALYSES
Presented to the Faculty of the
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Calauan Campus
Calauan, Laguna
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the course of GEED 10223-World literature
By:
Tolentino, Patrick Dinson B.
Charlene Flores, PhD.
Course Instructor
SY. 2023- 2024
Barangay Masiit, Calauan, Laguna

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A LITERARY ANALYSES
OF THE SHORT STORY:
“A DOG’S TALE”
BY: MARK TWAIN


Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens also

known as “Mark Twain “
Born: November 30, 1835, in Florida,
Missouri.
Died: April 21, 1910
Published Literary pieces: ‘The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn” , “The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer”, “The Diaries of Adam and
Eve
Other Pen Names: “Josh”, “Thomas
Jefferson Snodgrass”
Mark Twain was a talented writer, speaker and humorist whose own
personality shined through his work. As his writing grew in popularity, he became a
public figure and iconic American whose work represents some of the best in the
genre of Realism. As the young country grew in size but not in a cultural manner to
the liking of the European gentry, it became fashionable to criticize "the ugly
American.”
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri and would later use that location as the
setting for two of his most famous works, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He
started his career as a typesetter at a newspaper, worked as a printer, a riverboat pilot,
and then turned to gold mining. When he failed to strike it rich, he turned to
journalism and it was during that time that he wrote the short story that would launch
his career,
While Twain’s career as a writer enriched him, his turn as a gentleman

investor did much to impoverish him. He lost a great deal of his writing profits and
much of his wife’s inheritance on different investments, the costliest was his backing
of a promising typesetting machine. The machine had great potential but it failed in
the market due to frequent breakdowns. Twain recovered financially with the help of
a benefactor from Standard Oil, Henry Huttleson Rogers. Rogers guided Twain
successfully through bankruptcy and even had Twain transfer his copyrights to his


wife to keep his royalties from his creditors. Further success from book sales and
lectures restored his financial health and in the end all his creditors were paid.
A DOG’S TALE SUMMARY
The story is about the dog named Aileen Mavoureen and remembering the memories
of her mother. According to her mother she is a Presbyterian St. Bernard Dog terms
that her mother loved to brag about. Her mother sees herself as an ‘educated’ Collie,
she likes big words and shows off her prowess to the rest of them, leaving them
surprised and envy . Although Aileen did think of her mother as an ineffective
character, she believed her virtues and moral more than made up for that flaw. There
was more to Collie than just her education. Aileen grows up fully and is eventually
sold to another family. Broken hearted at their separation, they cry. Aileen’s mother
comforted her the best way she could leaving her with the wisdom and teachings to
perform her duties as a dog with the utmost dedication. To think not of oneself but
others in the times of danger. Aileen finds her new home charming. Her Grays are a
loving family. She feels like a part of the family and enjoys the affections people send
her way. Mr. Gray is a scientist and Mrs. Gray a homemaker, Sadie the eldest kid, a
10-year old girl and a one-year old baby. Aileen’s days are mostly spent being petted
by the family, watching the baby in nursery, playing with Sadie on the grass and in
occasional visits to the neighboring dogs. Aileen is positively pleased with her life
and has nothing more to ask for. Her happiness multiplies manifold when she
welcomes her pup into the world. Aileen finds her world too perfect until one day
where an incident happens during her nursery watch.


A DOG’S TALE
Elements Definition Lines Remarks
-In first-person -“when I was well -The author uses
narration, the
1.1 Point of View grown, at last, I the first person
narrator is a
person in the was sold and taken point of view in the
story, telling the
 First-person away, and I never story so that he can
story from their
own point of saw her. engage his readers
view.
-In memory of me, in the story by
when there is a having the feel of
time of danger to intimacy between
another do not the narrator and the
think of yourself” reader. Where
think of your Mark twain really
mother, and do she good at, imagine
would do" that you’re
listening to a story
of a dog in front of
you.
1.2 Characterization
 Aillen Mavouner -a St. Bernard and -My father was a -she is the pup that
(protagonist) collie dog that St. Bernarnd, my we all want around
identify herself mother was a the high energy,
Presbetarian that collie but I am a chirpy, loyal and
is taken away presbytarian. happy pup.
from her mother,


adopt by a family
the story revolves
around her
experiences and
struggles
 Mrs. Gray -the mother of the -“she was thirty,
family where and so lovely, you
Aileen treated and cannot imagine it”
petted in a good -“she gently using
way. She was me for a foot-
thirty years old. stool, knowing it
pleased me, for it
was caress,”
 Mr. Gray -the father of the

-Mr. Gray was
family where thirty-eight, and
tall and slender
Aileen treated and
and handsome, a
petted in a good little bald in front,
alert, quick in his
way. he was
movements,
thirty-eight years business-like,
prompt, decided,
old.
unsentimental, and
Tall slender and with that kind of
trim-chiseled face
handsome.
that just seems to
glint and sparkle
with frosty
intellectuality.
 Sadie
-Sadie was ten,
-Eldest daughter and just like her
mother, just a
of the Gray
darling slender
family, she was little copy of her,
with auburn tails
ten years old.
down her back,

and short frocks;

 Baby
- baby was a year
-a year old baby old, and plump
and dimpled, and
of the Gray
fond of me, and
Family never could get
enough of hauling
on my tail, and
hugging me, and
laughing out its
innocent
happiness;
-The exposition is - In "A Dog's

the introduction to Tale," the
1. Exposition
a story, including exposition sets the
the primary stage by
characters' names, introducing the
setting, mood, and main character,
time. Aileen, a devoted
and loyal dog.
Aileen is born into
a loving family and
experiences the
joys of
companionship and
affection.
However, her life
takes a turn when
she is sold to a
series of owners
who mistreat her.
Through Aileen's
experiences, the
exposition
highlights themes
of loyalty, love,
and the bond
between humans
and animals. It also
sets up the central
conflict of the
story, which
revolves around
Aileen's enduring

loyalty despite the

hardships she
faces.
-Conflict is the
2. Conflict
struggle that the
protagonist goes
through in a story. - The primary
All protagonists conflict in "A
have something to Dog's Tale"
overcome, revolves around
whether it's a Aileen's struggle to
battle against maintain her
another character loyalty and love for
or an attempt to her owners despite
escape the the mistreatment
unfairness of their and cruelty she
situation in life. endures. As she is
passed from one
owner to another,
Aileen faces
various forms of
abuse and neglect,
testing her loyalty
and resilience. This
conflict highlights
the themes of
loyalty, love, and
the inherent bond
between humans
and animals.
Additionally, there
is a secondary
conflict when
Aileen's puppies
are endangered by
a fire, prompting
her to make the
ultimate sacrifice to
3. Climax -the highest point save them.
of tension in a
storyline, often
depicted by a - The climax of "A
confrontation Dog's Tale" occurs
between the when Aileen, after
protagonist and enduring
antagonist. A mistreatment and

climax resolves cruelty from her

the main conflict final owner,
of the story and is becomes seriously
the moment the ill. Despite her
main character suffering, she still
reaches—or fails manages to rescue
to reach—their her newborn
goal. puppies from a fire
that engulfs their
home. Tragically,
Aileen dies in the
process, sacrificing
herself to save her
offspring. This
moment
encapsulates the
culmination of
Aileen's love,
loyalty, and
selflessness,
marking the
emotional peak of
It is the point the story.
4. Denouement
where all conflicts
have been
resolved and leave - In the
the reader with denouement of "A
closure. Dog's Tale," the
Denouement aftermath of
directly follows Aileen's sacrifice is
the climax and revealed. Despite
falling action of a her tragic death,
story. Aileen's love and
selflessness
ultimately lead to
the survival of her
puppies. The
denouement may
also include the
resolution of any
remaining conflicts
or the emotional
impact of Aileen's
actions on the other
characters. It serves
to provide closure
to the story and

reflect on the
themes of loyalty,
sacrifice, and the
5. Resolution It is the point enduring bond
where all conflicts between humans
have been and animals.
resolved and leave
the reader with In the resolution of
closure. "A Dog's Tale," the
surviving puppies
are taken in by a
kind family or find
their way to safety,
ensuring that
Aileen's sacrifice
was not in vain.
This resolution
may also involve
reflections on
Aileen's life and
the impact she had
on those around
her, highlighting
the enduring bond
between humans
and animals.
Additionally, the
resolution may
provide closure for
the reader by tying
up any remaining
loose ends and
leaving them with a
sense of fulfillment
or reflection on the
themes explored
throughout the
story.
Cite References:
https://prezi.com/ls3fnizvy8-d/a-dogs-tale/
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1142&context=englishdiss


https://elgeewrites.com/book-review-a-dogs-tale/
A Literary Analysis
of the Poem:
“If”
By:
Rudyard Kipling


“IF”
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their
doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t
deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good,
nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can
think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve
spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your
life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one
heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start
again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force
your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so
hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the
common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with
you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’
worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is
more—you’ll be a Man, my son!


Rudyard Kipling
(December 30, 1865-January 18, 1936)
Rudyard Kipling
-One of the best known of the late

Victoria Period
-Awarded noble prize for literature
-His political views which grew

toxic as he aged
-In the "New Worker" Charles Mc

Grath remarked Kipling has
variously labeled a Colonialist, a
Jingoist, a Racist, an Antisemite, a
misogynist, a right-wind imperialist
warmonger; and though some scholars have argued that his views were more
complicated than the given credits for - to some degree he really was all those things.
-Kipling's work for children, above his all novel the jungle book, first published in
1894, remains part of popular culture through the many movie versions made and
remade since the 1960's
Autobiography

- Was born in Bombay, India in 1865
-Jack Lockwood's father, was a principal of the Jeejeebyhoy School of Art, an

architect and artist who had come to the colony, writes Charles Cantalupo in the
dictionary of literary. Biography, "to encourage, support and restore native Indian arts
against the incursions of British Business Interest.
Reflection
If is a timeless poem that imparts life lessons. The poem that imparts valuable
life lessons. The poem presents a series of conditional statements, each highlighting
qualities like patience, perseverance and self-discipline. Kipling emphasizes the
importance of maintaining composure in the face of adversity and staying true to one
self. The poem's "stoic tone" and inspirational messages make it a guide for
navigating life challenges. To embrace responsibility, to endure hardship, and
cultivate virtues that lead to success and fulfillment. In the poem "If" by Rudyard
Kipling, reflection plays a significant role as the speaker imparts wisdom and
guidance to his son about how to navigate life's challenges. Throughout the poem, the
speaker encourages introspection and thoughtful consideration of one's actions and
values. The lines "If you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will
grow and which will not" highlight the importance of reflection and foresight in
making decisions. The poem urges the reader to reflect on their own strengths and
weaknesses, to maintain composure in adversity, and to remain humble in success.
Overall, reflection serves as a central theme in "If," emphasizing the importance of
self-awareness and thoughtful contemplation in living a virtuous and fulfilling life.


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Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Presented to the Faculty of the

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

Tolentino, Patrick Dinson B.

Charlene Flores, PhD.

SY. 2023- 2024

Barangay Masiit, Calauan, Laguna

THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU

Barangay Masiit, Calauan, Laguna

THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU

Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens also

While Twain’s career as a writer enriched him, his turn as a gentleman

Barangay Masiit, Calauan, Laguna

THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU

A DOG’S TALE SUMMARY

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 Mr. Gray -the father of the

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and short frocks;

-The exposition is - In "A Dog's

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loyalty despite the

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climax resolves cruelty from her

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-One of the best known of the late

-Awarded noble prize for literature

-His political views which grew

-In the "New Worker" Charles Mc

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- Was born in Bombay, India in 1865

-Jack Lockwood's father, was a principal of the Jeejeebyhoy School of Art, an

Barangay Masiit, Calauan, Laguna

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