2. Manuel Arguilla
Was born on June 17, 1911 in Negrebcan,
Bauang, La Union. He was the fourth child
of Crisanto Aguilla and Margarita
Estabillo, a hard working farmer folk who
owned a small piece of land. Their
mediocre living was not a hindrance for
Manuel to attain his dreams especially in
literature. He married to Lydia Villanueva,
another talented writer in English.
I. Author’s Background
3. II. Background of the work
The story “Rice” is a narrative story
describing the situation of rice farmers and
their family in Hacienda Consuelo. It was
when the social condition is only on the side
of those in the higher class.
4. III. Characters and characterization
Mang Pablo
Senora
Aling Sebia
- An older farmer
- the watchman
- Mang Pablo’s wife
Ricardo
- Pablo’s Son
8. VII. Conflict
Nature plays an important role to Pablo’s
life because it serves the biggest obstacle
for him to live a good life.
MAN vs. Nature
9. VIII. Implication of the title
A complex comparison between traditional
rice cultivation systems and their cultures,
and the effect of the destruction they have
undergone through the imposition of a
predatory industrial model.
