GROUP 2

Paragraph 3 & 4
Allyssa Ang
Hillary Lao
Alison Ong
Maxine See
Elyanna Tan
Textual Analysis
“Then he ran to
get more tap
water”
Symbolisms
Lengua para diablo : tongue for the devil
Lengua: Beef Tongue

Words or the freedom/right to speak

Devil : Father’s
Employer
Lengua para diablo-

the father sold his tongue (his

words) to his employer
 “Surely he sold his tongue in
exchange for those promises to my
mother..”
Did not “deliver
the bargain”-
Devil sacked
Father and Tito
Anding his
neighbor when he
found a cheaper
offer for the
services of
another mason to
extend his house
“the devil was alien to want”
“Father was
incapable of
speaking
it...When he
sat in the
darkest corner
of the house,
and stared at
his hands”
 CHARACTERS: CONFLICT:

- Father, Mother, - father lost his job from

Father’s employer working for the Spanish
mestizo

POINT OF VIEW: SETTING:

- The little girl’s - House
(Nenita) POV
Lengua para diablo-

the father sold his tongue (his

words) to his employer
Devil- employer (unemployment)
Themes
- Unemployment
and Poverty
- Dignity
- Respect
- Gender Roles in
the family
Personal perspective

Macro perspective
Thank You!!