Fray Botod

Title: Fray Botod

Author: Graciano Lopez Jaena

Main Character: Fray Botod - a cruel, greedy, lazy, and lustful friar.

Settings: Philippines during the Spanish Era

Point of View: Second Person Point of View 

Theme: Satire on the Spanish Friars

Summary:

Graciano Lopez Jaena's Fray Botod presents the cliché Spanish monk who uses religion as a device for mistreating others so as to satisfy his hunger for sustenance, cash and ladies. This minister generalization later turned into the image of the Spanish system in the Philippines. The representations in Fray Botod , told through a discourse between a Filipino and his liberal Spanish companion, delineate the despicable character of the monk through different circumstances. These circumstances incorporate having shameless associations with young ladies called canding - canding, undermining and rebuffing a few understudies from the University of Manila, ignoring his obligations as an area minister for betting, directing his business unreasonably, and uncouthly rebuffing an Indio worker who neglected to work at his bequest for three days in light of his wiped out spouse.

Comment:
This story will help us to realize that even before there are already discrimination happening in our country. There are people who are taking advantage other people because they are in position. People who use their power to abuse many poor people instead of helping them.

Overall,I like the story. It has a meaningful story, many people can relate to this. I would definitely recommend and ask others to read this because it has many lesson they can get.