[3] The main character of the novel is Gunding, a sexually liberated and promiscuous Filipino woman.
Regalado's Anak ng Dumalaga was a variation of the author's other novel with a similar theme, the Sampagitang Walang Bango (Jasmine Without Fragrance).
Gunding, due to her reputation as a woman who pursues “sexual adventures” and “escapades” came to be labeled as a "dumalaga" or a “pullet”.
Gunding's notoriety was the main reason why her daughter, Felicidad (figuratively, Felicidad is the "pullet's child"), discontinued her relationship with her lover in order to pursue a life as a nun inside a convent.
By becoming a nun, Felicidad thought that she would be able to persuade her mother Gunding to change her lifestyle.