Biag ni Lam-ang
Epic Characteristics
● The epic used simple words that makes it easy to understand.
● The epic is unrealistic in the ff. parts of the epic:
1. Lam-ang was able to talk from the moment he was born.
2. So much dirt and so much evil was the smell taken of Lam-ang’s body, the fish in the river all died.
3. The white rooster’s crow made a house in the neighborhood immediately collapsed.
4. The dog’s growl made the collapsed house went up again as if nothing happened.
5. With the recovered and gathered bones of Lam-ang, he lived again.
● The part – Lam-ang was nine months old and his father had not yet returned, he resolved to go after his father and travelled – is confusing as he was only nine months old, he was able to travel; The white rooster told Ines that if Lam-ang’s bones were recovered and gathered, he might be revived – is also confusing as if the white rooster was able to talk.
● The epic showed Filipino tradition in a way that:
1. Ines’ parents would bestow the hands of their daughter to Lam-ang if he could equal their wealth.
Plot
● While Don Juan went to the mountains to punish an Igorot band, Namongan gave birth to a baby boy that could talk from the moment he was born and wanted to be named Lam-ang. …show more content…
In his return, he and his companions were aboard a vessel of gold, married Ines and had a great celebration.
● After some time, the headman of the town reminded him that his turn to catch rarang had come. He had a premonition that he would be bitten by berkakan and be killed.
● The white rooster told Ines that if Lam-ang’s bones were recovered and collected, he might be revived. With Marcos’ help, Lam-ang’s bones were collected. Through the ministrations of the rooster, the dog, and Ines, Lam-ang lived again.
Character Portrayal
Man
● Don Juan Panganiban – the father of Lam-ang; the husband of Namongan
● Lam-ang – the main character in the epic
● Sumarang – the suitor of Ines Kannoyan; the rival of Lam-ang
●Marcos – the diver who helped in collecting the bones of Lam-ang
Woman
● Namongan – the mother of Lam-ang
● Ines Kannoyan – the daughter of the richest main in Kalanutian; the girl who Lam-ang fell in love with
Other Characters
● Igorots – slewed by Lam-ang for celebrating the death of his father
● Lam-ang’s women friends – gave Lam-ang a bath upon his return to Nalbuan
● Lam-ang’s companions – aboard a vessel of gold with
Epic Characteristics
● The epic used simple words that makes it easy to understand.
● The epic is unrealistic in the ff. parts of the epic:
1. Lam-ang was able to talk from the moment he was born.
2. So much dirt and so much evil was the smell taken of Lam-ang’s body, the fish in the river all died.
3. The white rooster’s crow made a house in the neighborhood immediately collapsed.
4. The dog’s growl made the collapsed house went up again as if nothing happened.
5. With the recovered and gathered bones of Lam-ang, he lived again.
● The part – Lam-ang was nine months old and his father had not yet returned, he resolved to go after his father and travelled – is confusing as he was only nine months old, he was able to travel; The white rooster told Ines that if Lam-ang’s bones were recovered and gathered, he might be revived – is also confusing as if the white rooster was able to talk.
● The epic showed Filipino tradition in a way that:
1. Ines’ parents would bestow the hands of their daughter to Lam-ang if he could equal their wealth.
Plot
● While Don Juan went to the mountains to punish an Igorot band, Namongan gave birth to a baby boy that could talk from the moment he was born and wanted to be named Lam-ang. …show more content…
In his return, he and his companions were aboard a vessel of gold, married Ines and had a great celebration.
● After some time, the headman of the town reminded him that his turn to catch rarang had come. He had a premonition that he would be bitten by berkakan and be killed.
● The white rooster told Ines that if Lam-ang’s bones were recovered and collected, he might be revived. With Marcos’ help, Lam-ang’s bones were collected. Through the ministrations of the rooster, the dog, and Ines, Lam-ang lived again.
Character Portrayal
Man
● Don Juan Panganiban – the father of Lam-ang; the husband of Namongan
● Lam-ang – the main character in the epic
● Sumarang – the suitor of Ines Kannoyan; the rival of Lam-ang
●Marcos – the diver who helped in collecting the bones of Lam-ang
Woman
● Namongan – the mother of Lam-ang
● Ines Kannoyan – the daughter of the richest main in Kalanutian; the girl who Lam-ang fell in love with
Other Characters
● Igorots – slewed by Lam-ang for celebrating the death of his father
● Lam-ang’s women friends – gave Lam-ang a bath upon his return to Nalbuan
● Lam-ang’s companions – aboard a vessel of gold with