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TABLE OF CONTENT

I. Title Page
II. Table of Contents
III. Acknowledgement
IV. Introduction
 Background Study
 Why do you choose this study
V. Background of the Author
VI. Literary works
VII. Literary Analysis of chosen works
 Authors purpose of writing
 Theme/Main Idea that author wants the readers to understand after reading
 Character Analysis
 Setting
 Describe the Setting
 Why Do you think the writer choose that kind of setting
 Main events of the plot
How the plot does helps Develop the story effectively
 Imagery
 Identify the imagery being used
VIII. Analysis of literary works using these approaches
 Marxism
 Formalist
 Feminism
IX. Comparison of literary piece to the famous Literature in Afro Asian
X. Conclusion
XI. Reference
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I am really grateful because I managed to complete my Research paper within the given time
by our instructor Mr. Reign Hope Econg LPT.

This Research Paper wouldn’t be completed without my effort and dedication to finish it.
I greatly appreciate my Instructor Mr. Reign Hope Econg LPT. For the guidance and
encouragement in finishing the Research Paper also for teaching us this course. I would also like
to thank our family and friends for their constant source of inspiration.

Last but not the least, I would also want to extend my appreciation to those who could be
mentioned here but well played their role to inspire me as I journey to fulfill this certain task given
to me.

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Love in the cornhusks benefits from close reading and is a good example of implied but
not state events and feeling. That said, the story didn’t do much for us, it feels that the major plot
point (Amado leaving which starts the cascade of events which leaves Tinang in her sorry state) is
contrived. Why didn’t Amado just tell Tinang he would be going away for a while and to wait for
him?

Many students in schools are asked to look at this story through a feminist criticism point
of view and many readers make much of the snake. That’s not every interesting though, at least
for me, the story does fine with the close reading and formal. No need to get fancy with God and
biblical allusion and feminist.

WHY DO YOU CHOOSE THIS STUDY

As a female character and in my feminist point of view, Aida Rivera –Ford was a woman
with a great talent, for she was one of our outstanding writers in English. In her story “Love in the
Cornhusk” the title itself indicates the frontier setting, which is the undeveloped sphere of the
knowledge. Now , I am to criticize and analyze her work through feminism approach, the woman
in love in the cornhusk, Tinang who have reached at least grade school was a woman of
consciousness who always thought of what others will say about her. She is a kind hearted and
loving mother.

Through my reading it is assault here the tolerance of being a woman. The story is easy to
understand because it uses simple words. Its style is average. Love in the Cornhusk was related to
some instances and hardship in life .Feminism continuously flourishes its many forms and it will
continue to offer society in literal studies a fruitful and exciting set of intellectual problems. Most
feminist do not away with such gender type categories altogether.

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Background of the Author

Aida Rivera ford was born in Jolo Sulo crossed over to Negros Oriental in 1949 for an
English degree at Silliman University. She became the editor of the first two (2) issues of sands
and coral, the literary magazine of Siliman University. In 1949 she graduated with an AB degree,
Major in English, Cum laude. In 1954 she obtained an MA in English language and literature at
the University of Michigan and won the prestigious Jules and Avery Hopwood for fiction.

She taught at the University of Mindanao and Ateneo de Davao University where she was
the Humanities Division Chairperson for 11 years. In 1980 she founded the first school of fine arts
in Mindanao- The learning Center of the arts, now known as Ford Academy of the Arts.

In 1982 the city of Davao recognized her contribution to culture and the arts through Datu
bago Award.In 1984, she was an awardee in the Philippines Government Parangal for writers of
the past war years.In 1991, she was a Gawad CCP awardee for the essay in English in 1993, she
was recipient of outstanding Siliman Award for her Contributions to literary arts and cultures.In
1993, the UP ICW named her national fellow for fiction.

She became the director of two NCCA Mindanao-wide creative writing workshops and
two UP National writers Works As of 1997, she was the resident of the Mindanao Foundation for
culture and the arts.

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 “Love in the Cornhusks” is one of five well-crafted stories for which Rivera-Ford won the
Jules & Avery Hopwood Prize in Michigan. In 1955, the Sunday Chronicle’s This Week magazine
featured the prize-winning story, with illustrations by Rod Dayao. From N.V.M. Gonzalez to
Epifanio San Juan, critics were one in hailing the story with uncommon praise, citing its masterful
subtlety but also its earnest vision—a rare case of art prevailing upon all creeds and manners of
persuasion. Two years later, Rivera-Ford released her five stories under the title now and at the
Hour and Other Short Stories (1957).

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Literary works of Author that you had chosen

One day, Constantina Tirol, also called as Tinang, visits her former Master, Seniora,
when she was working for before she got married. While carrying her baby boy,she walks through
the entrance of the house of her former senora and meet his former young master,Tito, and the
senior upon getting inside the house, Seniora asks her some question how her married life is
together with his Baguio husband and also how is it to be a mother of a baby boy. Their
conversation continues and they reach to the point of talking about tractor drivers of Seniora,
especially the one who was good Amado.

After that, Tinang finally tells her former Senora about her intention of being there. The
baptism of her baby is about to come and she wants senora to be a Madrina or a ninang to her
child. The relationship between Tinang and her former senora with her family remains good. And
so, senora hastily agreed to be so and yet wants to provide baptismal clothes for the baby and the
fee for priest. Before she left from senora house, she was told by her that there is a letter for her in
the drugstore, which also serves as the post office of the barrio. By that moment, she thought that
someone might be dead or maybe that letter. Comes from her sister, so she hurriedly talks her way
home and passes by that drugstore to get the letter.

As she continues walking in a muddy road to her way home, she tries to look for a place
where she could lay down her baby, hoping that she could read the letter before she arrives home.
Finally, she finds a good place where she can stop for a while. There is a Kaminski tree and under
of it are scattered cornhusks, so, she prepares a heap of it using her foot and laid her, baby upon it.
Then, she starts reading the letter, which comes from Amado her boyfriend saying that he does not
want to break up with her when he left from the field of senior without telling the reason why he
did so.

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 There cannot be back anymore .It is already too late that she discovers that Amado Still
loves her, However, she was not informed that his mother’s wasn’t illness made him gone for some
time, asked, tinang marry a Bogobo man, whom owns 2 hectares of land. After all, what she does
is only to remember her past with Amado until the times comes when she has to leave upon
noticing that a snake is sneaking towards her baby boy, in the end, she leaves the place without
noticing that her first love letter fell down among the cornhusks.

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Literary Analysis of chosen works

 Authors purpose of writing

The purpose of the author is mainly about the consequences of the decision we
made in the past. These decision could possibly affect us in the present, and probably the
future. The effects of our decision may be good or bad. Even though the decision have hurt
us, we should move on because we are incapable of going back to the rest.

 Theme that authors wants the readers to understand after reading

The theme of the story is the choices or decisions you are making even though you
don’t know what will happen in the future but you have to face the reality of life and learn
what. Ever decision you make and also think several times before making decision so that
you will not regret it afterwards.

 Character Analysis
The main character Tinang who have reach at least grade school was a woman of
consciousness, who always thought of what others will say about her. She is a kind hearted
and loving mother.

 SETTING
Place- It is in a Barrio in somewhere in Mindanao since Bagobo were mentioned in the
story.
Time- It could be late 60’s or 70’s because post card and letters are still popular.
Culture- Spain’s culture because Tinang called her former employer as senora and senor
and the catholic practices like baptismal.

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 Why do you think the writers choose that kind of Settings

The first reason is she came from Mindanao that is why she like to recognize her
hometown that why she make a story in which she could help to recognize her hometown
the Mindanao.

 Main Events of the Plot

In the story” Love in the Cornhusks” a woman named Tinang gets a letter from her
first love that says he still loves her. However, Tinang is already married and has a son
with a Bagobo.

 Imagery
When tinang visits her former master, Senora whom she was working before she
got married to ask some important matters about the baptism of her baby.

The Senora informed tinang about her letter in the Pharmacy so her way home,
Tinang Pick her Letter in the Pharmacy.

Tinang find a kamansi tree where she can read the letter and place her baby in reap
of the cornhusk. Tinang read the letter of Amado about his reason to leave, and his love to
her.

Tinang reminisced her past before marrying Inggo. Then, she saw a snake
approaching the baby so she immediately inspect the baby for bites.

 Identify the Imagery

o Baptism
o Letter
o Kamansi Tree
o Snake
o Cornhusks

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Analysis of Literary works using these approaches

 Formalistic Approach
Overall, Tinang is strong and nurturing women. Tinang was afraid about the society
opinions about pregnant women without the baby’s father. Because of this, she married the
bogobo even though she disdained him. If may be rude on tinangs part but the person
implied that tinang’s an illiterate.

 Feminism Approach

In her story “Love in the Cornhusks” the title itself indicates the frontier Setting,
Which is the undeveloped sphere of knowledge. The woman in love in the Cornhusks,
Tinang who have reach at least grade school was a woman of consciousness, who always
thought of what others will say about her. She is a kind- hearted and loving mother.

The story is somehow related to Antigone, because there are focuses about the story
points of woman. There’s also flashback in the story where in Tinang remember the past
days during her teenage days.

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CONCLUSION

When tinang got realize she still loves Amado even after she got married to her husband
.Reading the letter is the moment when Tinang’s feeling for Amado reawaken. To any is the first
thing she does, then,she tries to recollect her first experiences with him.A snake comes in scene
sneaking towards her baby. As she analyzed it, she see that snake is the representation of such
discovery and poses threat towards her relationship with her family.

Why the snake is going to her baby? It is because that snakes if Tinang lets herself be taken
by her emotions ,can destroy her relationship with her Bagobo husband, Indeed, the snake is about
to attack her son for he is the symbol and the fruit of the love that she and her husband shared
together.

In the end of the story, Tinang chooses to accept the consequences in the decision, she
made in her life. First, she Stands up from her sitting position, telling that life must go on; then she
embraced the baby telling that she has to embrace her own consequences and specially the people
whom God has given to her; next, she prayed and beg for the almighty not to punish her after
thinking other things outside from her married life, saying that she realizes that her thought are
wrong; Afterwards she check the skin of the body searching for some marks showing the possible
scars in her married life.

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REFERENCES

 www.Brania.com
 Prezi.com
 www.scribd.com
 Word press.com
 Slidesshare.net
 Idogspot.com

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