the white horse of alih

The white horse of alih
• Setting
The story happened on July 4th in a city with a parade of people.
• Characters
Alih – A Moro who plans for killing the people celebrating the Filipino-American Friendship day
Omar – The older brother of Alih who dictates him on what to doing every aspects of his life
Imam – The village priest who tried to dissuade the two brothers
Lucy –she is the first girl Alih liked
Fermina – Alih likes her so much but the woman doesn’t like him
Plot:
Climax – As he was about to hold her completely, Omar came but to his surprise, he was drunk all along, he realized that Omar had been drinking tuba. Omar was about to kill Fermina.
Rising Action – he saw a float with a girl whom he thought of as Fermina. He went near the float and assisted the girl to go down to the ground and found out that it is Fermina when he saw the little black mole on the corner of the girl’s mouth
Falling Action – Alih kills his brother despite their plans to gainthe white horse for him to protect Fermina.
Theme – the short story tells about the tradition, beliefs and faith of the Filipinos
LITERARY APPROACHES USED
• Historical Approach