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Why does the first speaker compare the plight of women to that of beasts?

The speaker compares the plight of women to that of the beasts because they are dependent on men. Beasts on the other hand are dependent on their prey.

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Who was the author of The Plighted Word and gave the summary of it?

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was the author of Plighted Word. Thebook was published in 1933. One person who wrote a summary of it inan essay was Narciso G. Reyes.

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What is the moral lesson in plighted word?

Plighted Word is a story written by Narciso G. Reyes. The lesson or moral of this particular story is that it is better to give up something that makes you happy instead of di… (MORE)

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What is a summary of The Plighted Word by Narciso G Reyes?

The Plighted Word by Narciso G. Reyes is a story of a daughter who chose to break her heart rather than break the word of her father! It is a story of a family custom wher…e a father's decision can never be broken, better death rather than dishonor! Flora, the daughter of Damian and Sima has been engaged to be married to Marcos. Marcos is the nephew of Don Luis, who owned half the province and two or three towns in the next one which means that their family is rich. Damian really wants Flora to be married to Marcos because of the wealth and nearly perfect life that they can experience but Flora loves someone else who is Tonio. Tonio is a guerrila who fights with the Japanese troops. Damian does not want a guerrila like Tonio for his daughter. Sima and Pastor are feeling sorry for Flora because in that time a child can not do anything but obey. Flora wanted to tell Tonio about her engagement to Marcos which will be exactly a week from that day. So when Sima asked Pastor to go to San Anton to buy a pina cloth, Flora asked him to give Guadalupe a message. Guadalupe is Flora's closest friend and is Tonio's cousin. The message was to let Tonio consider Flora as one who is dead and to forget her as if he had never known her. When Tonio received the message, he went to Flora's house even though the Japanese troops are in the way. He arrived at Flora's house wounded after almost 3 days of travelling and hiding from the Japanese troops. He came too late. Don Luis and Damian already had an agreement about the marriage of Flora and Marcos. Tonio called Flora's name three times but she is not replying so Tonio left Flora's house heart broken. Eventhough it hurts Flora, she still chose to obey her father than to follow her heart. 3 Would you rather choose to obey your parent's will or to follow your heart? In this story, Plighted Word, the protagonist who is Flora, chose to obey her father's will to marry Marcos than to follow her heart and marry Tonio. A particular literary element used in this story is conflict. Conflict can be with another man, with nature, with society and within one's self. In this story, Flora had conflict with her father. There was a part in the story where they were eating supper and Damian asked Flora of her age. Flora said she will be turning 19 then Damian said "A good age to get married. Not too young, not too old." Flora replied, "Im not so desirous of getting married." Then Damian pushed back his empty plate showing that he is irritated by Flora's reply. Flora is also having conflicts within her because she really loves Tonio but she should not disobey her father. This made her say to her mother, "I wish I were dead" and "Death would be sweeter." (MORE)

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What does plight mean in knives and pens?

It means difficult situation.... So, there saying One final fight for this tonight, with knives and pens they made there own difficult situation and got out of the old one...

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A sentence with the word plight?

Examples: He found himself in a sorry plight after lying to his girlfriend. The young orphan told of his plight so passionately they were moved to tears. How will this h… (MORE)

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Why did Charles Dickens write about plight of the poor?

Probably because he spent eight months among the very poor of London, working at Warren's Blacking factory while his father was in debtors prison. This experience colore… (MORE)

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Who are the characters of the story plighted word by narciso g Reyes?

Flora Damian Sima Pastor Mente Guadalupe Tonio Marcos Don Luis

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Why did Charles Dickens write about the plight of the poor?

Charles Dickens wrote about the plight of the poor because he saw massive deprivation across Britain of the time. Because he himself had suffered as a child from the syste… (MORE)

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How does 'The Wizard of Oz' relate to the farmers' plight in the 19th century?

That the setting is a farm and that the main character is a little farm girl whose family struggles to survive are ways in which "The Wizard of Oz" relates to the farmers' pl… (MORE)