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The short story "Wedding Dance" by Amador Daguio explores how cultural traditions influence relationships and decisions for men and women in some Philippine tribes. Certain tribes expect women to marry and have children to boost the tribe's pride and help the tribe grow. The main character Lumnay is unable to have children, so her husband Awiyao marries another woman, Madulimay, who can bear children. Awiyao does this to avoid being belittled for not having kids, as the tribe's traditions view men who cannot have children as having the status of a woman. While Awiyao marries Madulimay, he is still in love with Lumnay and leaves the wedding dance upset when

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Wedding Dance

The short story "Wedding Dance" by Amador Daguio explores how cultural traditions influence relationships and decisions for men and women in some Philippine tribes. Certain tribes expect women to marry and have children to boost the tribe's pride and help the tribe grow. The main character Lumnay is unable to have children, so her husband Awiyao marries another woman, Madulimay, who can bear children. Awiyao does this to avoid being belittled for not having kids, as the tribe's traditions view men who cannot have children as having the status of a woman. While Awiyao marries Madulimay, he is still in love with Lumnay and leaves the wedding dance upset when

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Name: -Leiyth Claire M. Longcob Instructor: Mariella D.

Abel
-Josh Bryle S. Cagatin
Strand/Grade/Section: STEM-11-Competence Date:February 18,2023
Word Count: 508 words
Name of Activity: Feminist Criticism “Wedding Dance”By Amador Daguio

The literary piece "Wedding Dance" discusses how cultures' traditions for men and
women differ. Those who have a long history with the pre-invasion and pre-colonial
cultures that evolved on their lands consider themselves to be different from other
social groups that are currently dominant in those lands or portions of them. Knowing
how "tribes" practices they follow certain rules that are passed down. Also, some tribes
have a preference for stereotypes, which mostly influence women from an early age or
even from birth. Women are obliged to give birth or else they are viewed as useless in
the short novel "Wedding Dance." The primary theme of this literary work is how the
"man" Amiyao feels pathetic since not having a kid reduces him to the status of a
woman. Since she gave up and accepted that her love was married to another woman
rather than standing up for herself in front of their tribe, Lumnay in the narrative was
represented as being weak. She is presented in the novel as weak and frail, which is
how women are typically portrayed, which runs against popular perceptions of how
women used to be. To boost the tribe's pride, they are expected to wed a powerful,
affluent guy. In actuality, the happiness of the tribe comes before their own satisfaction
when these ostensibly personal decisions are made. When a woman reaches a specific
age or womanhood among certain tribes in the Philippines, she is married off to an
older man. This is done so that the tribe can grow and survive for many generations.
The marital status of the character shows that Awiyao is not loyal to Lumnay and wants
to have kids with another woman just because Lumnay can’t have kids even if they
tried. He wants to have kids because the people will belittle him if he does not have
kids, because it is a tradition to them that they will have kids or else you will be belittled
by the people in your tribe. Lumnay’s inability to give Awiyao a child made them
separate from their relationship, Awiyao on the other hand finally found someone that
could bear his child and married the lucky woman Madulimay. Awiyao is finally happy to
be with Madulimay because he will not be belittled by the people in his tribe, But Awiyao
is still in love with Lumnay. Awiyao then went home after he saw that Lumnay was not
in the wedding dance. Awiyao was clearly not happy and really heartbroken because
Lumnay was not there. Certainly, our culture influences his decisions, which can be
impacted by our values, conventions, and laws. Because of our culture, like Awiyao's
tribe, who chose the right road for his own good, we question our decisions. Most of our
plans can be influenced by suggestions made by our own family for our own benefit and
well-being. As a result, there are several reasons why culture may have an influence on
everything. To be right and successful, we must follow and cannot disobey for our
personal advantage.

References:
https://medium.com/@jeffersonquintos/wedding-dance-93a387f205de
https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Summary-of-the-Wedding-Dance-by-Amador-
PKP3SASXH3GEY#:~:text=Summary%3A,inferior%20to%20others%20intheir%20community.

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