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MILD DRINKERS
By: Alejandro R. Roces
The Author:
Alejandro Reyes Roces (13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011)
A Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for
literature.
Served as Secretary of Education from 1961 to 1965.
Attended elementary and high school at the Ateneo de Manila University before
moving to the University of Arizona and then Arizona State University for his
tertiary education.
Graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts and, not long after, attained his M.A. from Far
Eastern University back in the Philippines.
Received honorary doctorates from Tokyo University, Baguio's St. Louis
University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and the Ateneo de Manila
University.
Captain in the Marking’s Guerilla during World War II and a columnist in
Philippine dailies such as the Manila Chronicle and the Manila Times.
Previously President of the Manila Bulletin and of the CAP College Foundation.
In 2001, Roces was appointed as Chairman of the Movie and Television Review
and Classification Board (MTRCB).
In 2001, Roces was appointed as Chairman of the Movie and Television Review
and Classification Board (MTRCB).
Summary
This story is about an American soldier bragging
about his ability to drink all kinds of liquor to a
Filipino farmer, but in the end got drunk because of
the lambanog that the farmer offered. It centers on
the drinking habits and the cultures of Filipinos and
Americans and it uniquely showed the events that
happened during the war by making the atmosphere
light and humorous compared to ordinary stories
with “historical” events on it.
Setting
The story took place in a barrio in the
Philippines.
During the year 1945.
One late afternoon, in the nipa hut of the
farmer.
Characters
Farmer - the humble Filipino who invited the
American soldier for a drink.
Joe - the American soldier who was proud and
confident regarding his experiences with alcoholic
beverages.
Friends of the soldier - the people who offered the
farmer to have a drink with them.
Plot
Introduction
It was a common sight to see
American soldiers almost Rising Action
everywhere because American Since there were
troops helped Filipino to fight no bars in Barrio,
against the Japanese. In the the farmer invited
Barrio, Joe an American the soldier to his
soldier asked a liquor from a nipa hut and
farmer. offered some
“lambanog” the
local liquor of the
Barrio.
Climax
Because he was drunk, Joe thought
that the farmer was a Japanese
soldier and the farmer's mom as a
Japanese kimono girl.
Falling Action
After hallucinating things,
the soldier passed out
and fell asleep
Resolution
The farmer brought Joe back at the garrison
because he was so drunk at that time. After
that, one of Joe’s friends asked the farmer if
he wanted to join them and have a can of
beer, then he replied, "No thank you, we
Filipinos are mild drinkers."
Conflict
Man VS. Himself
Point Of View
First Person
Theme
Hospitality
Symbolism
Lambanog
Reporters
Marjorie J. Branzuela
Jean Margarette
Sambrano