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the introduction,falling action,climax,rising action and denouma?

Ben Fisk The protagonist is Istak aka Estaquio Samson who leads his village from Po-on to Rosales. He is chased by Captain Berong whose children Istak had tuto…moreThe protagonist is Istak aka Estaquio Samson who leads his village from Po-on to Rosales. He is chased by Captain Berong whose children Istak had tutored when he was an acolyte of the Church. Istak is Moses and Captain Berong acts as Pharaoh. In the first part of the novel, the other main characters are from his family. There is an interesting passage where they meet the Bagos, Igorots, who are enemies of the Ilokos. In the second part of the novel, the focus swings to the resistance against the Spanish and then the Americans. Thomas Collins, an American writer, is a villian but never appears in the novel other than in the epilogue. But he is central to the story as he is casting the Filipinos as mindless children in the press. Istak's actions are shaped by mestitos land owner Don Jacinto who allows the clan to relocate onto his land in Rosales. Don Jacinto introduces Istak to the Cripple who is one of the intellectuals of the resistance. The first half of the novel traces the exodus from Cabugaw rosales as a retreat in fear. And the second half retraces that retreat with Istak overcomming fear and becoming a member of the resistance in Tirad, the site of a famous battle between the resistance and the Texas Rangers. To say more would be to spoil the story. I got a hold of the Solidaridad Publishing House edition. It includes a map which is helpful for the reader.(less)

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