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Amador T. Daguio
SUMMARY
Tribal Marriage
is a civil contract of undefined duration among
ifugaos. It may last a month, a year, a decade, or until the
death of one of the parties to it. It has no essential
connection to tribal religion.
Trial Marriage
The trial marriage is merely a primitive sexual mating in
the dormitories of the unmarried. Generally, it requires
two or more trial marriages to select a person for his more
permanent mate.
In the story
To have a child is a necessity in Lumnay and
Awiyaos tribe, because the children are the heirs to
everything the parents have, from the name to the
worldly possessions to the skills of the parents. But
Lumnay cant give Awiyao a child , so Awiyao
decided to remarry another woman named
Madulimay. Awiyao promised Lumnay that if his
decision to remarry would fail, he will come back to
Lumnay and they will die together.
Divorce
It is due to childlessness for a period of two or three years
after marriage. A couple who wish to divorce due to
APPROACHES:
Historical/ Biological Approach
The author , Amador Daguio, was born in Ilocos Norte but he
grew up in Lubuagan, a place in Mountain Province. This could be the
main reason why he wrote the story, The Wedding Dance. He could
be exposed to the tribal tradition of the native people in Mountain
Province.
Jungian Approach (Individualization)
Awiyaos decision to have a divorce with Lumnay and marry
Madulimay is due to his insecurity and unlikeness to other men in their
tribe. He has no child that will inherit his possessions unlike the other
man.
Feminist Approach
In the story, we can see the inequality of a man and a woman in
the tribe. Only the necessity of Awiyao is the primary reason why he
and Lumnay can be separated and that Awiyao can remarry another
woman. The attempt of Lumnay to stop the wedding dance of the
future couple means that she already attained the feminist stage but it
only reflects the weaknesses and the less significance of a woman.
Archetypal Approach
CHARACTERS
Awiyao- the ex-husband of Lumnay who will marry another woman
Lumnay- the woman who suffered from the cultural norms of their
tribe
PLOT
Conflict
Awiyao and Lumnay cannot have a child
Complication
Madulimay claimed that she could give a child to Awiyao,
forcing Awiyao to marry her and leave Lumnay.
Rising Action
After a lengthy conversation between Awiyao and Lumnay,
Awiyao gave the beads to Lumnay and then left their
house.
Climax
Lumnay found her courage and decided to go to the
wedding dance and take back Awiyao. There, she found
herself standing near the village where the wedding was
held and could see clearly the wedding ceremonies.
Falling action
Style
Richly detailed
Tone
Sincere and longing
Storys voice
Serious and dramatically tense
Theme
"love about to be lost", "letting go", and "love does not conquer
all"
Reflection
The story was written as it was by the author, this could be the
way of an author to represent or to show to the readers, who are from
another tribe or religion, the differences of cultures of every tribe. In
the story, it is the Ifugao tribes norms that is represented. Although we
are all Filipinos, we all know that our country is composed of 7,107
islands that is divided by a body of water. This is the reason why we
still do not have or share the same culture and norms. The culture and
norms that are still followed by our native folks should be respected
and should not be criticized based on our own culture or the moral that
we believed in.