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Ga#2 Group 10 The Tourist

The document analyzes 'The Tourist' by Kerima P. Tuvera, focusing on the setting, plot, and themes of identity, transformation, and the cost of success. It highlights the post-war era in Manila, the character Ernesto's decline from youthful idealism to a compromised adult, and the emotional conflicts he faces. The narrative reflects on the broader societal changes and personal disappointments experienced by the characters over time.

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Ga#2 Group 10 The Tourist

The document analyzes 'The Tourist' by Kerima P. Tuvera, focusing on the setting, plot, and themes of identity, transformation, and the cost of success. It highlights the post-war era in Manila, the character Ernesto's decline from youthful idealism to a compromised adult, and the emotional conflicts he faces. The narrative reflects on the broader societal changes and personal disappointments experienced by the characters over time.

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“THE

TOURIST”
by Kerima P
olotan
Tuvera

Group 10
Dare, Kiana Isabella A.
Depositario, Charlotte Chane B.
Micor, Leijh Ann Jewel A.
Nanale, Karla Monique B.
evidences (setting)
Set between 1945 and the late 1950s, showing Manila’s transition:
“It was June, 1945, and I had had a summer of college.”

Shifts from universities to corporate offices, reflecting change:


“I took the elevator to his office. It was on the fifth floor.”

Post-war era represents youthful idealism, especially for Ernesto:


“Though in a short while, they were the butt of jokes, Ernesto was
actually proud of them. He wore them like a mark of his impatient
manhood.”
evidences (setting)
Capitalism brings compromise, corruption, and lost values:
“What’s immoral about wanting to survive? Every Adam’s son wants to
survive and I especially want to do so in soft, rubber foam, all-paid-for
comfort.”

The setting mirrors Ernesto’s decline and fading ideals:


“Fourteen years later, the first thing I noticed about Ernesto were his
shoes. No longer the combat footgear of the days when he had ached to
do good.”
evidences (plot)
Change and Transformation
"Life does not mold people—it reveals them."

Conflict, resolution, and falling action


-"This is being written fourteen years later with Ernesto’s silky voice in my ears,
inviting me and my husband, Tomas, to his home in Fairview Valley. The voice drips
with the assurance of a man who has conquered his dreams."
-"I want you to be constant—to endure, to be steadfast."
-(CONFLICT) "I want you to be constant—to endure, to be steadfast."
-(RESOLUTION) "Fourteen years later, the first thing I noticed about Ernesto were
his shoes. No longer the combat footgear of the days when he had ached to do
good."
evidences (plot)

Emotional Depth
"You are a success," I conceded. "A moderate one,"
evidences (theme)
Identity and Transformation
“He lost them all in time, however; shed each one like an outer skin, to emerge
urbane and persuasive; speaking in clichés and bombast, with a charm smelling
unmistakably of Yardley and public-speaking classes.”

Disappointment
“Ernesto Bello stepped out of the trees one night and, despite the heavy downpour,
blocked my path. I did not look at him. He said nothing but his hands were eloquent.
I dodged them. He had betrayed me. In the pelting rain, I thought of everything
that had proved a disappointment and Ernesto Bello personified my unhappiness.”
evidences (theme)
Cost of Success
“It’s not a moral question anymore. What’s immoral
about wanting to survive? Every Adam’s son wants to
survive and I especially want to do so in soft, rubber
foam, all-paid-for comfort. Testa was dangerous. So. So
I kicked the chair from under him.”
thank
you

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