Portrait of a Great Man
Title: Portrait of a Great Man Author: Manuel A. Viray Background of Author: Manuel A. Viray (1917-1995?) has compiled poetry anthologies, essays on Philippine literature, and was editor-in-chief of Archipelago Quarterly . He worked in the foreign service corp of the Philippine government until his retirement. Vocabulary: C apricious - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. P rotégée - a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person. Frigidaire - is the US consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of European parent company Electrolux. D iscrepancy - an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. 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 Finan...