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Portrait of a Great Man

Portrait of a Great Man by: Manuel A. Viray

Author’s Background: Manuel Viray was a Filipino writer and poet. 

 Vocabulary: 

Snarled - (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.
Impassive - not feeling or showing emotion.
Meticulous - showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
Guile - sly or cunning intelligence.
Protégée - a person guided by an older and more experienced or influential person.
Discomfit - make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
Incessantly - without interruption; constantly.
Impulsive - acting or done without forethought.
Thimbleful - a small quantity of liquid, especially  alcohol.
Yanking - pull with a jerk.
Unkempt- (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

 Characters:

 Dr. Rufino T. Ventanilla – Deputy Commissioner of a Bureau.
Serafin - Dr. Ventanilla's Chauffeur.
Zabala – Ventilla’s Sternotypist.
Juan Tuviera y Sibulsibul - Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Assembly.
Dr. Adriano Perez - was appointed Deputy Commissioner to succeed Dr. Ventanilla.
Marcos Montablo II – Depduty Commisioner’s Special Assistant.
Edrosa - Law partner of Ozamis, Graduate of Harvard.
Lita - Dr. Ventanilla's employee.
Del Mundo  - One of the assistants on mechanization.
Estabillo  - Another one of the  assistants on mechanization.

Setting: Office ,Philippines

Exposition: is a story about a doctor that is always grumpy and strict is always in a hurry and he doesn't care about his co-workers

Rising Action: It is when Dr. Rufino T. Ventanilla goes to his office and was surrounded by paper on his desk dealing with all this work makes him stressful and he has to do this everyday.

Climax: Dr. Rufino T. Ventanilla got a message from his boss that he is fired and he will be transferred to another department.

 Falling Action: where Perez and Marcos was talking about Dr.Ventanilla in a restaurant. The two talked about how Dr.Ventanilla  that he is not happy about his job.

 Ending: The story shows him encountering several things that make him realize how he has been living and he ends up a changed man in the end.




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