The Ritual by Cirilo F. Bautista
The Ritual is a short story written by Cirilo F. Bautista. This short story is about two people who wants to improve a group's culture while the other one, which is the narrator, doesn't want to change one's culture and tradition. The theme of this short story is about reminiscing the past and the improvement of traditions. Dayleg came from the mountains and is the character who wants to change or improve one's culture and wants civilization for his people. Dayleg is open to possibilities that can improve their culture. Dayleg teaches pedagogy; a study of science and arts of education and philosophy; a study about the nature of knowledge. He wants to escape from his original norms and he wants to convince many people. The narrator, which is an another character who doesn't want to go back to his past because he is afraid of some scenarios that might make the narrator more anxious. In the story, Dayleg really wanted to change their ways, but in the end they also w...