This short story by Estrella Alfon is about a young servant girl named Rosa who works for a wealthy family in the Philippines. Rosa endures physical and verbal abuse from her mistress. She dreams of escaping this life and imagines a kind man she meets is her "Angel" who will rescue her. However, Rosa ultimately realizes this man will not save her and she remains a servant, continuing to withstand the hardships of her situation. The story highlights themes of injustice, discrimination, and the struggles of poverty through the character of Rosa.

1. THE SERVANT
GIRL
By Estrella Alfon
LIT107 & ELEC102

2. EstrellaAlfon
Born on March 27, 1917
She was the most prolific
Filipino writer from Cebu
UP writer’s club member
She finish her education with
the degree in Associate of Arts

3. Characters
Rosa – she is a servant girl
Pedro – he is the cochero named
“Angel”, described by Rosa as
different from other man.
Sancho – he is an admirer of Rosa.
A rude & a violent person.
Mistress – the one who abused
Rosa but sometimes turned to be
kind one.

4. Setting
The story happened in Miami,
Florida and she was scrubbing
clothes in her mistress house.

5. Theme
Honesty
Patience
Perseverance
Innocence
Inferiority

6. Conflict
Man vs. Man (Rosa vs. Her
mistress) (Rosa vs. Rancho)
Man vs. Himself (Rosa vs. Her
desire to meet “Angel”)
Man vs. Circumstances (Rosa
vs. Accident)
Man vs. Society (Rosa vs.
Poverty/Poorness)

7. Plot/Rising
Action
 The story runs on Rosa, an abused maid and
work for her mistress. the mistress
maltreated her badly. And she dreams that
one day she will be freed from the abuse she
experienced. even though her mistress treats
her badly, she was generous and felt pity
when Rosa burst her tears because of her
beating. Her mistress values money, always
drunk and loses self control when she loss or
wasted something. rosa was a kind,
understanding and patient girl and in spite of
the beating of her mistress she stayed and
continues her job.

8. Falling action
When Rosa was hurt from her swollen
foot, a cochero passed by and help her
to ease the swell of her foot. from that
day on, she distinguishes a cochero as
her "Angel".The realization that what
she felt as love to her "Angel' was not
real. Her 'Angel' named Pedro didn't
think of her at all when she was injured.
It was just a feeling his gratitude for
helping her back then. So she went
back to her mistress & continues her
job.

9. Climax
Then one day, she encounters a
cochero who was recklessly
riding his tarantilla. Due to her
anger, she threw a stone & a
cochero got angry. He
threatened Rosa that he would
bring her to the municipio but
then she realized that who it
was. It was 'Angel' who was in
front of her.

10. Denouement
The story ended when she came
back to the house of her mistress
and saw her mistress drunk and
sleeping at the table and the new
wine on the table was already
empty. She dragged her mistress to
the bed and when the woman would
wake she would say nothing &
remember nothing. She turned on
the light in the kitchen & hummed
the preparation for a meal. In the
end, she is still a servant and an
abused maid.

11. Moral of the
story
Every person in the world
deserved to treat fairly
whether it is maid or beggar.
No one deserve to get slap
every time they made even a
mistake.

12. TRANSLATION
This story was all about a Servant girl named Rosa,
she is beautiful and humble woman. Since is a
servant or maid, she was physically and verbally
abused by a mistress or her boss. She met a guy
and she named it as an “Angel” she thought that
this man will be his life savior from slavery or for
being a servant or maid however she has an
admirer named Sancho who is abusive and
violently hurt her She ran from her employer's
house and Sancho's rough arms. She is eager to
find her "Angel" who will become known as Pedro.
She imagined him to be different from other men,
manlier, gentler, and her savior from her miserable
life with mistress. Angel becomes the hope
realization of Rosa's desire to be free from slavery.

13.  ‘‘Servant Girl’’ is a short story written
by Estrella D. Alfon. It is a story that
captures the struggle of a poor girl
who works as a maid and the
hardships she must endure to
survive.The story is set in the
Philippines and revolves around the
life of a young girl who is employed
as a servant.

14. The story begins with the
introduction of a young girl who is
working as a domestic helper for a
wealthy family.The girl, who is never
named in the story, is described as a
shy and timid person who has little
to no experience in the world. She is
shown to be a hardworking girl who
is always willing to do whatever it
takes to please her employers.

15. However, despite her earnest efforts, the
girl is not appreciated by her employers.
Instead, she is treated harshly and is
constantly reminded of her low status.
The family even calls her ‘’stupid girl’’ and
makes fun of her because she does not
know how to pronounce certain words
correctly.The girl is depicted as someone
who remains silent and does not fight
back against the discrimination she is
subjected to.

16. The story perfectly captures the
helplessness of the girl who is stuck in a
difficult situation and has nowhere to
turn. It is a story that is relatable to many
people who may have faced similar
situations in their lives.The writer
effectively uses literary devices such as
imagery, symbolism and metaphor to
emphasize the themes of injustice, abuse
and poverty that serve as the underlying
themes of the story.