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The Pretenders

The document summarizes chapters 4 and 5 of the novel The Pretenders by F. Sionil Jose. It introduces characters Tony Samson and Carmen Villa, and discusses Tony's unease meeting Carmen's wealthy parents. Carmen's mother doubts Tony's ability to support Carmen, while her father Don Manuel eventually accepts Tony. The summary then covers Tony's first meeting with Nena de Jesus and the secret wedding between Tony and Carmen. Nena warns Carmen about the challenges of having children. The chapter ends with reflections from Tony and Carmen on their new marriage.

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The Pretenders

The document summarizes chapters 4 and 5 of the novel The Pretenders by F. Sionil Jose. It introduces characters Tony Samson and Carmen Villa, and discusses Tony's unease meeting Carmen's wealthy parents. Carmen's mother doubts Tony's ability to support Carmen, while her father Don Manuel eventually accepts Tony. The summary then covers Tony's first meeting with Nena de Jesus and the secret wedding between Tony and Carmen. Nena warns Carmen about the challenges of having children. The chapter ends with reflections from Tony and Carmen on their new marriage.

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The Pretenders

F. Sionil Jose
Characters
Antonio “Tony” Samson
Carmen Villa/Ms. Antonio Samson
Mrs. Villa
Don Manuel
Chapter 4
Summary:
 Tony’s uneasiness in meeting Carmen’s parents.
 “Mama always goes by first impressions. Its not what she thinks matters. But, you
see, she is my mother and yours too, now.”
 The Villas are “filthy rich”.
 Carmen’s mother does not believe in Tony’s abilities. (“What do you do, young
man? I should know because, after all, Carmen is very keen about marrying you. I
want to make sure you can support a wife.”)
 Don Manuel’s tenaciousness about money.
 Don Manuel’s acceptance of Tony being his son-in-law.
Literary Devices
 Imagery
“The stairway was black Italian marble. From there Carmen led him into the wide hall,
its floor made of parquet wood. The hugeness of the house was now evident. All the
lamps were huge and the sunburst at one end of the hall was massive too; the hall was
amply stocked with heavy, cream upholstered chairs and it had none of the antique and
bejuco furniture which many of the elegant houses he remembered had. In almost
every panel, on every table or gleaming lattice, there was some memento of a country
which the Villas had: a Swiss cuckoo clock, Scandinavian earthenware, Venetian glass,
African carvings, and even an Ifugao god from the Mountain Province.”
 Flashback
When he recalled the ulog from his expeditions to the north years ago.
Figurative Language
 Simile
“But she’s always like that. Just like a child.”
“And if I object, what can I do? Disown her? You have to admit it, we are not like
those Negros hacenderos. Cousins marrying cousins. Incest! That’s what it is.-”
Chapter 5
Characters
Antonio “Tony” Samson
Carmen Villa/Mrs. Samson
Nena de Jesus
Godo
Summary
 The first meeting of Tony and Nena de Jesus.
 Tony and Carmen got married in secret.
 Nena emphasizing the point that having kids is a bad idea for her body.
 “Look at me-in five years I had six children. I do look like a tub of lard now don’t
I?”
 The group of friends separated and went their own ways.
 The reflection of both Tony and Carmen.
 The truth about their wedding.
Literary Devices
 Soliloquy
“You silly girl, you unpredictable, impulsive woman, look at what you have done to
me, but I love every hair, every single pore in you. Carmen, I worship you…”
 Imagery
“A flush colored her cheeks; her white pumps, her white lace dress, the happiness
written all over her face-”
Figurative Language
 Metaphor
“He should be grateful for having been relieved of considerable expense and
embarrassment, but gratitude to Don Manuel Villa would now take the form of soft,
comfortable chains that would never be shattered.”
 Personification
“On the rocks below the seawall the waves were a whisper and in the night,
somewhere among the grass and in the stunted palms, cicadas found their voice—”
Conclusion

“You wonder why I can talk freely? I have influence


and most important, money. These give me a sense of
true freedom. I see nothing wrong in appreciating
money. Even priests appreciate money.”
-Don Manuel
Fin

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