Class Review:

Story Discussion

of GUANINA

Unit: 7.1 Being Puerto

Rican Through Folktales

On Last week’s topics, we had discussed the

fairytales, legends and myths.

We read the fairytale:

The Arrogant Princess

and the legend Guanina.

Here we will discuss Guanina and

the class assignment you had to do.

Guanina

This is a legend retold on the

incident where the Taino Indians

had proven that the Spaniards

were not immortal through the

death of Diego Salcedo, they

rebelled. The legend of Guanina

tells of that rebellion.

Class

Assignment

This class

assignment was to

be done in your

virtual notebook.

Who is the main character?

How would you describe this

character?

Guanina is the main

character.

Guanina was a Taino Indian

princess who was in love with

Don Cristobal de Sotomayor,

a Spanish officer.

Where does the

story take place?The story takes place in Borinquen.

(Puerto Rico)

What is the

problem of

the story?

Guaybana the principal chief of the

Tainos and Guanina’s brother, hated

the Spaniards because of the way

they had mistreated and betrayed the

Tainos.

How was the

problem solved?

There was a plan to kil l the captain,

Don Cristobal de SotoMayor.

On the way to Caparra, he and five

other Spaniards were attacked by

the Tainos, and Sotomayor was

killed.

Are there any magic or

unreal events in the

story? Explain.

Yes, there are unreal events in the

story towards the end where it says,

“a soft breeze gently moves the leaves

and whispering sounds are heard, then

Guanina and Sotomayor come out of

the tomb to look at the evening star

and kiss each other under the light of

the moon.”

What is the lesson learned?

Absolute trust is hard to achieve.

Do not trust in appearances.

Don’t waist your time on revenge you’ll only hurt the ones you

love.

The End Your class assignment

should have been

already done.