The White Horse of Alih (Analysis)

Characters:

• Alih: A moro who plans for killing the people celebrating the friendship day.
• Omar: The older brother of Alih.
• Imam: The priest who tried to dissuade the two brothers.
• Lucy: Childhood crush of Alih.
• Fermina: A beautiful bar maid with a mole near her mouth. Alih likes her so much.

Setting:
• The story happened on July 4th in a city with a parade of people.

Plot:

• Exposition: Alih and Omar are both moros who plan for killing the people celebrating the Filipino-American friendship day to wash away their shame and gain respect for their father who had died by the American soldiers without any reason.
• Rising Action: He saw a float with a beautiful girl standung in there. He thouught it was Fermina. He went near the float and assisted the beautiful girl and he found out that it is Fermina all along.
• Climax: As he was about to hold her completely, Omar came and he is drunken. Omar was about to kill Fermina.
• Falling Action: Alih kills his brother even though they had a plan. Alih protects Fermina from his brother.
• Resolution: After the incident, many speculations was made of what happened. Some said Alih was insane that's why he killed his brother. Some said he had always hated his brother but the thing is Alih didn't want his white horse anymore.

Theme/s:
• It tells about the traditional, faith and beliefs of the filipinos.

Literary approach used:

• Historical Approach
• Mimetic Approach
• Freudian Approach

Analysis:

• The white horse of alih is a story that examines a discrimination based on race and religion. It started when the two brothers tried to kill the people celebrating the friend-ship day. It confuses Alih whether he will do it or not. They want to kill those people because they want to wash away their shame and gain respect. Then, Alih saw Fermina standing on a float while he waits for his brother. Eventually, his brother Omar came and he is drunken. His brother came to Fermina but Alih blocked his way and killed his brother. He protected Fermina. It came to his mind that his white horse doesn't matter. What matters most to him is the girl he loved.