Gender Inequalities

 At the end of this module, the student should be able to:

1. Piece together what really happened in the story by using
Learning close reading and textual evidence;

Objectives 2. Pay attention to small details in the story, that add to its
appreciation; and
3. Appreciate the use of symbols in the story.
 1. Why does it seem acceptable in Philippine society for
husbands to have affairs with other women?
MOTIVATION 2. Is it acceptable for women? Why or why not? What do you
: think or feel about this?

3. Should this attitude be changed? Why or why not?

 1. Why is divorce not legal in the Philippines?
2. Are there any problems that arise because of this?
Diagnostic: Test 3. How does this affect the men and women involved?
your 4. Do you think men have more extra-marital affairs than women
knowledge do?
5. What is the difference between adultery and concubinage?
 1. What is a prelude? Why is that the title of the story?
2. What does Nenita feel for her husband? Why do you think she feels that
way?
3. What does her herbalista friend feel about Nenita’s husband?
4. Who was the man that died in the first paragraph?
5. How do you think he died? What clues in the text helped you to reach

GUIDE
that conclusion?
6. What is the importance of a dried purple leaves? Do you think that these

QUESTIONS: were used in the story? How?

7. Who killed the man? Explain your answer.
8. The story ends with the feeling of heat. What are the many meanings of
heat in the story?
9. Why it is ironic that the widow was married to a judge?
10. Do you think, with what happened, that some kind of justice was
served? Why or why not?