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Blue blood of the Big Astana
Elements of the Story
Plot
Exposition
The story starts as a flashback of the life of Jaafar as an orphan and a young servant of the Datu's daughter. He narrates the bittersweet memories he shared with Dayang-Dayang
Rising Action
As they get older and become teens, Jaafar always thinks about her, and his emotions and feelings towards Dayang-Dayang grow stronger, but he always reminds himself that he should not be in love with her because he has no blue blood. Months later, a young Datu from Bonbon asks for Dayang-Dayang's hand in marriage, leaving Jaafar brokenhearted.
Climax
7 years later, when they lived their separate lives, the royal family encountered many problems. Muramuraan raised hand against Christian goverment and was sent to jail,his servants died fighting for the wrong cause, Appah and Amboh died and all their lands and possessions were confiscated
Falling Action
Jaafar went to Bonbon on business and saw Dayang with her children. He saw that she was working and stressed and saw that she was not used to the hard labor. Jaafar wants to go back to Dayang, help her and take care of her because he misses her and still loves her.
Resoluution
Even though Jaafar really wanted to go back to Dayang-Dayang, he stopped himself from running to her because he still has no blue blood and "Not even the fingers of Allah could weave our fabrics to equality."
Characters
Jaafar
Dayang-Dayang
Muramuraan
Babo
Appah
Eting
Amboh
Settings
Patikul
Bonbon
Theme
In Muslim World, family line is more important than economic status in determining social class.
Conflict
Man vs. Himself
He stopped himself from loving Dayang-Dayang. He thought that was not possible because he was not blue blood.
Point of View
First person's point of view
Significant of the Story
With few referents to location or time, the world of Astana is conveyed in its wholeness, as is fitting for a story that recreates bittersweet childhood experiences. The narrator Jafaar, an impoverished orphan, is left in the care of the local Datu, whose home is called an Astana.
Values Presented in the Story
Loyalty
Honesty
Toughness
Kindness
Determination
Self-Reliance
Author's Background
Born: 1920, Sulu
Died: 2003
Jubaira's Father was an Arab and his Mother was a Tausug
He belonged to a wealthy Muslim family in the province and this privilege gave him access to American education that during his time, was only given to children of royal families in the archipelago.
Ibrahim Jubaira is perhaps the best known of the older generation of English language-educated Muslim Filipino writers and one of the most prolific, with three volumes of short stories published and two more collections of unpublished material.
Jubaira began writing in high school.
Coming of age under the colonial American government, his English-language education led him to government service: first as a teacher in Zamboanga and later with the Department of Foreign Affairs, which took him to Sri Lanka (1969-78) and Pakistan (1982-85).
He was editor of the Cresent Review Magazine and the Zamboanga Collegian, as well as a columnist for the Zamboanga City Inquirer and Muslim Times.
He came from a minor royalty
“Blue Blood of the Big Astana” was published in 1941, on the eve of World War II.
As a young man, he published frequently in The Free Press, a magazine which was established in 1907 and published until it was shut down by the Marcos government in the 1970s.
Published three volumes of short stories and two more collections of unpublished materials.