REFLECTION
“The man in the cart did not notice the woman until she had
rounded the spur of land and stood unmoving beside the road, watching the cart
and its occupant comes toward her. She was young, surprisingly sweet and fresh
amidst her parched surroundings. A gaily stripped kerchief covered her head,
the ends tied at the nape of her neck. She wore a homespun bodice of light red
cloth with small white checks. Her skirt was also homespun and showed a pattern
of white checks with narrow stripes of yellow and red. With both hands she held
by the mouth a large, apparently empty, water jug, the cool red of which
blended well with her dress. She was barefoot.” taken from the story Midsummer.
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| A short film for the story 'Midsummer' of Manuel Arguilla Source: YouTube |
This story, upon making this reflection, I was finding
myself having difficulty in having the exact, yet right phrase or lines in
which it was more appropriate in the story. Like those previous reflection
papers that we’ve made, in order to find this word, first, one must read then
understand the story very carefully. Second, find those conversation lines that
is either more striking or that is appropriate to the point. Third, think of
possible insights that may come from these lines. And finally, integrate these
ideas in a form of reflection paper.
I chose this line because it depicts what people will
probably notice in a hot, sizzling road in a one summer day. It uses highly
descriptive form that one can ever imagine or even picture it out upon reading
of this story. It’s about a man who notices this one, hot, sexy, yet beautiful
Filipina while this man is taking his lunch under the shade of the tree beside
the lake. Such presence makes the man uneasy, but will never change his
friendly attitude toward the girl. This causes the man to have conversation
with the girl, causing the accident in the man’s lunch.
This gives me an insight of what a man’s appeal when he
sees such a woman with that gorgeous beauty around her. Such appearance of the
girl will surely be noticeable by the man whatever he is doing. For example,
when a boy sees a very nice girl walking in the downtown area, the boy will
impress on the girl’s beauty and will imagine or even planning how to approach
that girl at the same time, planning how to know her personally. Such sex
appeal made by the girl can make a boy’s mind out of the blue, whereas the girl
can attract many boys that have the possibility of courting her. And also,
meeting a nice, beautiful woman is already a large, yet very memorable
experience for the man.
Overall, this line gives us the imagination more than
ordinary. It’s all about the sexual tension between man and woman in the story.
It also make the story more appealing inasmuch as appearance, setting, and the
plot.
Written Originally as one of Bernraf's Reflection Papers throughout the year 2014
VIDEOS:
The following videos given are all short films of the story 'Midsummer' by Manuel Arguilla.
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