a combination of the two beautiful tales created by the two most prominent Filipino writers.

1. REPORTED BY:
CARLOT CAMACHO ORIZAR

2. PHILIPPINES

3. GEOGRAPHY
•Located in South-eastern Asia
•An archipelago which is consist of 7,641 islands
•A part of the western pacific arc system that is
characterized by active volcanoes
•Named after KING PHILIP OF SPAIN
FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES
•There are about 175 languages spoken in the
Philippines.
•The Philippines produces and exports more
coconuts than any country in the world
•The Philippines is the only Asian nation that’s
predominantly Christian.
•The Philippines was the first country in Southeast
Asia to gain independence after World War II, in
1945
•Some Filipinos are wary of the number 13 and
will avoid having 13 people at a table.
•The Philippines is the only country in the world
whose flag is hoisted upside down when the
country is at war
•Filipinos observe the world’s longest Christmas
season.

4. NICK JOAQUIN
 Born on May 4, 1917 and
died in April 29, 2004
 He also wrote using the pen
name Quijano de Manila.
 Joaquín was conferred the
rank and title of National
Artist of the Philippines for
Literature.
 He has been considered one
of the most important
Filipino writers in English,
along with José
Rizal and Claro M. Recto.

5. MAY DAY
EVE
Written By:
Nick Joaquin

7. ✢ TIME AND PLACE
The story is set in
Intramuros, Manila,
and it was written
after WWII.

8. CHARACTERS

9. ANASTASIA
A mischievous
old woman, who
was called a maga.
AGUEDA
A beautiful young
woman which
is bold, liberated and
a non conformist
DONBADOYMONTIYA
• A young man scar on his
cheek.
•He is vain and promiscuous
•A stereotypical man, who
intends to proves his machismo
VOLTAIRE
•Grandson of badoy
montiya

10. ✢ MESSAGE
Life is always full of regret, for we always realize what we
have when it is gone.
Love was blinded and it turned into hatred
Love cannot be based on passion alone.

11. ✢ COMICRELIEF
The comic relief in the
story is when agueda
bit don badoy when
they first met.

12. ✢ CULTURALSYMBOLISM
The mirror served as the
facade that served as the
physical manifestation of
the illusory
The mirror symbolizes the illusion
of feminist strength in young
Agueda when she dealt with young
Badoy fiercely during their
encounter at the sala.

13. EGMIDIO ALVAREZ ENRIQUEZ
An author from
Zamboanga City in the
Philippines
He was born in the year
1925.
He is a Filipino by birth.
He started writing at the
age of 20.
 His most famous work
includes The Devil
Flowers, released in 1959,
and The Doll he written in
1953.

14. THE DOLL
Egmidio Alvarez Enriquez

15. TIME AND PLACE
The setting of the story
happened at their house.
It is depicted in 1953

16. CHARACTERS
NARCISO
DOÑA ENCHAY
DON
“MARIDO”
ENDONG

17. MESSAGE
What you see is what you do
Environment shapes a person
Criticism can cause death

18. COMIC RELIEF
When boy is playing with his doll and suddenly his
playmates came and he asked them to play with him
and his doll.

19. CULTURAL SYMBOLISM
-Symbolizes gender inequality where the
gays and the lesbians were always been
tormented in the society.