Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story, “The Wedding Dance.”
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The wedding dance is a short story by Amador Daguio.
The plot
In the story, Awiyao is the husband of Lumnay and they had been married seven years but did not have a child. So according to the village custom, Awiyao was going to marry another woman.
Characterization of Awiyo in relation to the mood of the story
- Awiyao is a strong, muscular man.
- Initially, he is depicted cold at heart as he enters his house and asks his wife Lumnay to come to the wedding dance.
- But as the story progresses the warmth of his heart is revealed in both the house and his face.
- He is a loving man which is expressed in the way he feels for her pain.
- He is kind and loving towards his wife and like her, he does not like the separation.
- He makes his wife understand that he marries the second time only to fulfill custom of the tribe and to have a child.
- Though he is a strong man physically he becomes weak at the agony of his wife and tries to comfort her. He does not have the courage to stand against the village to change their law.
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