A Season Of Grace

Title of The Book: A Season Of Grace

Date Published: 1956

Author: N. V. M. Gonzalez

Type of Book: Classic

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Characters:

Main Characters:

Teodoro Agnas/ Doro & Isabel/ Sabel

“Why don’t you fix it, Sabel, so that it will not hurt?”

“Doro,” the woman said, “please have the kindness to wait for us.”     Page: 17

Supporting Characters: Cite sentences in the story where the supporting characters where introduced.

“What’s your name?” Sabel asked. “Clara.”            Page: 21

“That’s Nay Rosa and Tata Pablo.” Said Clara.        Page: 24

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Setting:

Where: It is in the hills beyond the sitio of Bondoc where the Alag begins.   Page: 2

When: Around October, the stream dries up; and the river-course becomes a lake of grass, with islands of palms and trees.     Page: 2

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Conflict:

“You trade your honor for a camisa. That’s what happened,” Doro said quickly.   Page: 119

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Point of view

Doro & Sabel would not have the ability to fed their baby that was still a fetus that time.

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Plot:

Exposition:

It is in the hills beyond the sitio of Boncod where the Alag Begins. During the rainy season, which starts around May and ends late in September, treea and clumps of bamboos and wild bananas are hurled down the river-course by the flood.  Page: 2

Rising Addiction:

Their quarrels were more frequent now. They grew more violent, too.   Page: 116

Climax:

“Porton-that’s how we’ll call him,” said Sabel.  Page: 127

Denouement.

“Then it’s prayer we must try.”  Page: 232

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A Season Of Grace by N. V. M. Gonzalez

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