Analysis Of Madlang Away

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Sociological Approach
Madlang Away told a news about the incident on December twenty-fourth evening in San Francisco Del Monte at the house of barrio lieutenant. At the house, the barrio lieutenant was with two women and then the priest arrived shouting fearful and harsh words. Because of his anger, he shot the barrio lieutenant with the use of revolver. Unbelievably, the barrio lieutenant thought he would be killed but suddenly, he grabbed the revolver with the help of his family to tie and stop the cruel father. Because of the injustice, the barrio lieutenant’s relatives were arrested. The priest silently went back to convent, his home. After the investigation, it seems that it’s the woman’s fault because she is the mistress …show more content…
It was stated there, “But then, seemingly unable to contain his anger or cruelty, he shot at the barrio lieutenant with the revolver he had been carrying in his hand.” Without the social issues, the story is like a body without a skeletal system for it cannot stand alone. The author cannot address the text to the readers without the existence of the social issues. The social issues that are involved are injustice, discrimination, murder and adultery. The priest tried to kill the barrio lieutenant that is why he attempted to murder because of what he did, but it was stopped by the family of the lieutenant. It was serve as an injustice because of the wrong accusation to the innocent people like the barrio lieutenant. The relatives of the barrio lieutenant were arrested and the priest just went home. Murder is one of the social issues in the text because the priest shot the barrio lieutenant with his revolver. Discrimination was also involved because the people in their place trued to be on the side of the cruel priest rather than to those innocent people. Priests are powerful like the government maybe that is why there was discrimination. The last social issue involved in the story is adultery because the priest had a mistress in the story wherein the priest cannot have a mistress or wife, they should only serve God. The story showed the reality on …show more content…
Killings were rampant at that time. The innocent Filipinos had been killed and they had been attempted to be killed by the Spaniards. There is also a discrimination among Spaniards and Filipinos. They treated the Filipinos as the lower class of society. It includes also the injustices among Filipinos in the aspect of wrong accusations. The justice at that time is served only to those who had an authority, money, and power. Money was so powerful that can cover the truth behind everything. Just like the priest in the text, he had his power to influence the authorities. The authorities trusted his wrong accusations to the barrio lieutenant. Also, adultery is included between the priest and barrio lieutenant’s wife. According to sixth commandment of God, “You shall not commit adultery.” But the priest and the mistress still committed it which is a sin. Adultery is the root of these social issues in the text. Without this issue, there will be nmao attempted murder, wrong accusations and injustice. When we love, we also love God. The priest in the text should be the role model and instrument to have a strong relationship in the sacrament of marriage. But in the text, he was the one who broke the relationship of barrio lieutenant and his wife. In the present, these social issues that had been raised are still happening in our country. This