“I was lucky. Opportunities don't come along often. So when they do, you have to grab them,” said Audrey Hepburn, a British actress and humanitarian. In life there are thousands of opportunities that present themselves along the way. However, it is not possible to capture them all because some are more important than others. Establishing priorities therefore solves the problem of deciding what to get first. But once again, the opportunities are not always there, just as time inevitably passes. There may be a moment when someone is ready to grab them but they are already gone. Additionally, there is a possibility that this could lead to disappointments that impact your lifestyle. Virginity is a significant and revered value among Filipinos, something to be proud of especially for women. For them, it is naturally reserved only for the person they love or will marry. But what if a woman was unaware when her “Mr. Right” had passed, thus losing the possibility of love and marriage? What if she waited so long and still desperately wanted to lose this cherished value? Should she still be something to be proud of or not? "The Virgin" by Kerima Polotan Tuvera is definitely a suitable story to analyze to know what a woman feels when the moment of finding the man of her dreams is no longer for her analysis paper focuses on the main character i.e. Miss Mijares, her personality shaped by her childhood experiences and obligations, her feelings towards the concept of virginity and the impact of the carpenter on her life This essay aims to put relating the main character of the story to the setting, theme and plot to further reveal the context behind The elemental character Miss Mijares was… at the center of the card… because it brought an atmosphere of intimacy while the strong rain symbolized the emotions or feelings of the two. In light of “The Virgin,” love and marriage are the opportunities that Miss Mijareshave lets go of because she prioritizes her obligations, especially to her mother. She doesn't get much pleasure from her thirty-four years of existence because she lives for others and not for herself. His childhood greatly influences the life he has now. She apparently made a bad decision or set the wrong priorities because she is not satisfied with the outcome. She hated that she was still a virgin – something to be ashamed of. That's why when the opportunity comes, she takes it and doesn't wait a minute. Works Cited Abad, Germino. The Likhaan anthology of Philippine literature in English from 1900 to the present. Quezon City: SU Press, 1998.