Summary of Magnificence
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by Magnificent Four in




    There is couple with a son and a daughter. Their parents have a good job.  They go to school. Their mother is a president in their village. In a meeting the man volunteered to be their tutor because he doesn’t do anything in the evening also for an extra job. His name is Vicente. He is a bus conductor. So he went to the house every night to teach the kids.

   He promised the kids to give them 2 pencils each.  One night he gives the pencil to the kids. That time it was the "it". The children in this time want pencils. Vincent is nice to the children. He knows their wants. But when he gave the pencil, he gives 3 pencils for the girl and 2 for the boy. Their mother said to say thank you. The boy kissed Vicente but Vicente told him that boys don't kiss boys. Then the girl goes to Vicente to say thank you. He hugs her so tight and the girl started to get out of his too tight hug. The girl looks at Vicente with a little wonder on his face. The next day they were so proud and happy with their new pencils. They showed it to their friends in class. They also thought of asking Vicente for new pencils. 


     In dinner they talked a little about Vicente but the father is busy reading something. He did not listen to what the mother said. The mother thinks that Vicente is fond of the children with the way he is treating them. That evening Vicente arrived earlier. The children are proud of the pencil. Their classmates are jealous with their new pencils given by Vicente. He asked the little boy to get him a glass of water. Then he put the girl on his lap. Then he let the girl write her homework. The little girl told him not to carry her because she is heavy. Vicente is perspiring, and his eyes are strange. Then the girl jumped out of his lap because she became afraid. Then their mom arrived. She rubs the girls back and told them to go upstairs. The mother slapped the man repeatedly.  Vicente just accepts the entire slap that the mother gave him. Then he went out of the house. The mother closed the door. She gives a bath to the girl. Then she asked them to throw the pencil. Then she put her to sleep.


Reference:
"Magnificence." by Alfon, Estrella. Scribd.com. Web. 16 March 2013. <http://www.scribd.com/doc/34486874/Magnificence-Estrella-Alfon>

  1. Unknown July 29, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    what is the central issue of the story ?

  1. Unknown October 23, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    According to the story "Take also the pencils, said the mother to the watching newly bathed, newly changed child. Take them and throw them into the fire. But when the girl turned to comply, the mother said, No, tomorrow will do." Mom told her to throw the pencil tom. instead why?

  1. Unknown January 14, 2014 at 7:41 PM

    is this a theme and plot of this story?

  1. Unknown August 26, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    What is the theme of the story? Is there any sexual contact between Vicente and the little girl?

  1. Unknown November 12, 2014 at 6:35 PM

    The story mainly talked about the protection given by the mother to her children. She saved her child from the hands of a pervert (Vicente). The mother was unnamed because it represents universality, meaning, it can happen to anybody and that mother can be any mother. The title itself posts significance, meaning "magnificence" is the adjective used to describe the presence of a mother's guidance.

  1. Unknown May 8, 2015 at 6:02 AM

    the story is full of arresting imagery, three of which is bath, fir, and pencil,.. but what is the meaning and purpose of the author in presenting them in the story??

  1. Unknown September 16, 2015 at 3:20 PM

    the issue of the story is the parents of two children who asked for a tutor without knowing what is the real personality of that man "vincent". he did not respect the family he serve. his just a bus conductor he's not a real teacher. lesson learn *don't trust people yet without knowing the real them.

  1. Unknown November 6, 2015 at 7:04 PM
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  1. Unknown March 9, 2016 at 5:34 PM

    what was the theme of this story?

  1. Unknown January 16, 2017 at 5:36 AM

    It was entitled Magnificence because of how the mother reacted brilliantly on the situation.Most of us upon knowing that our child was sexually abused might scream and become scandalous disregarding the effects to the respondent who are the innocent child that doesn't even know what had happened to her. The act of the mother was magnificent because in lieu of over reacting, she treated her child as if nothing had happened leaving the child ignorant that she had been sexually abused. It was magnificent because if the mother had over reacted about the crime, the child would grow without confidence knowing that she has been a victim of Sexual Harassment.

  1. Dean Brian September 1, 2017 at 5:47 PM

    What is the setting of the story?

  1. Nikay December 6, 2017 at 3:38 AM

    What's the setting by the way?

  1. faisal December 10, 2017 at 6:38 AM

    summary in tagalog

  1. Unknown August 2, 2018 at 4:50 AM

    probably because the kids liked the pencils so instead she though that keeping them won't cause any harm

  1. Anne August 7, 2018 at 7:20 AM

    Choose the best answer
    What makes “Magnificence” realistic?
    Select one:
    a. The story showed how people around us can offer generosity.
    b. It does not say anything about the present social condition in the country.
    c. It shows the reality of child abuse which is a serious problem in our society today.
    d. It is a fictitious story.

  1. Anne August 7, 2018 at 7:21 AM

    Choose the best answer
    The mood of the story “Magnificence.”
    Select one:
    a. fearful
    b. protective
    c. friendly
    d. submissive

  1. Anne August 7, 2018 at 7:36 AM

    Choose the best answer
    The throwing of the girl’s clothes to the kitchen range means casting away the girl’s bad experience.
    Select one:
    a. True
    b. False

  1. Unknown August 11, 2018 at 10:30 PM

    yes vicente is a pedophile

  1. Unknown September 4, 2018 at 1:08 AM

    To whom does the title "Magnificence" addressing?

  1. Unknown October 19, 2018 at 5:27 AM

    C

  1. Unknown October 19, 2018 at 5:27 AM

    B

  1. juan ligo December 2, 2018 at 6:22 PM

    indeed the story shows the reality of our present society.

  1. Lod June 1, 2019 at 5:05 PM

    the pencils are phallic symbols that represent Vicente's male dominance over the children. By giving them the pencil Vicente is asserting and manifesting his intentions.

  1. Unknown October 20, 2019 at 8:09 PM

    what is the conflict of the story?

  1. Unknown January 26, 2020 at 6:30 AM

    basically the pencil is the dick

  1. Unknown March 28, 2020 at 4:44 AM

    What are the issues in the story

  1. Lod March 28, 2020 at 4:48 AM
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  1. Unknown July 30, 2020 at 6:49 PM

    How would you handle the the conflict in the story if you are the mother? Why?

  1. Unknown September 12, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    Magnificence mean impressive. When translated in Filipino, this word means kadakilaan.
    Why does the story have that title?

  1. Unknown November 6, 2020 at 3:52 AM

    What is characteristics/roles of vicente and implications in the society

  1. Unknown November 29, 2020 at 6:44 PM

    what object in the story that represent something or idea greater than the object it self

  1. Unknown December 14, 2020 at 6:50 PM

    To the mother of the two kids.

  1. Moonprincess October 12, 2021 at 9:07 PM

    How did your react to the story? What would yoy do if this happens to someone you know?

  1. Unknown October 13, 2021 at 4:33 PM

    xd

  1. Unknown October 13, 2021 at 4:33 PM

    :V

  1. Unknown October 13, 2021 at 4:34 PM

    sheeesh

  1. Unknown November 9, 2021 at 5:41 PM

    upon reading the story, do you think the judgment of the mother against Vicente was right?

  1. Unknown March 8, 2022 at 6:15 AM

    What kind of father do the kids have

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