They are an old wealthy couple living in accordance to the behavioural standards of their social status. ![]() The main characters of Summer Solstice are Doña Lupeng and Don Paeng. These characters highlighted the bravery needed to defy or even just to question the course of things happening in their surroundings. The authors introduced characters that represented some if not most of the Filipinos. I can only imagine the criticisms that the authors went through because of these controversial pieces.īoth of these stories revolve around similar themes-defying or questioning the unwritten sociocultural scripts that compromise not only women but also men. Nick Joaquin’s Summer Solstice and Amado Daguio’s Wedding Dance are eye-opening literary works that described the reality in the Philippines before and maybe also today. The Summer Solstice and Wedding Dance: Defiance of the Stereotyped Social Roles Farrah Marie E.
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