ANGELA O.

ABRAHAM
BS CHEM 1-A

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NOLI ME TANGERE

AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO

NOLI ME TANGERE EL FILIBUSTERISMO

Came from the Latin word Touch Came from the word “Filibustero”
Me Not that is base from the bible which means people that against
ORIGIN
verse, St. John 20:13-17. friars.

The book cover was purposely The book cover was plain that
designed diagonally so that it can conveys a fresh start for the
divide an upper triangle Philippines and Filipinos without
BOOK COVER
(represents Rizal’s past life) and the trace of symbols from the
lower triangle (represents Rizal’s events and situations in Noli Me
current situation). Tangere.
i.) It was first written in Madrid, i.) It was first written in London,
Spain in 1884, then it was England in 1890, and it was
continued in Paris, France and it finished in Brussels, Belgium in
was finished in Berlin, Germany 1891.
in February 1887. ii.) It was first published in Ghent,
PUBLISHED
ii.) It was published through the Belgium in May 1891, but Rizal
help of Dr. Mazimo Viola in the had not enough money to published
Imprenta Lette in Berlin, it and through the help of Valentin
Germany in March 1887. Ventura, it was published and
finished in September 1891
It was dedicated to the three martyr
Dedication It was dedicated to “Inang priests namely, Mariano Gomez,
Bayan”. Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora.

Type of
Novel National Novel Political Novel

i.) It was based from the book i.) Rizal believes that the three
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Hariet martyr priests (GomBurZa) were
Beecher Stowe which conveys the only victims of violence of
suffering of Negros against the greediness and injustices. The said
white Americans that made an priests including Sargent Lamadrid
idea for Rizal to write the were accused in Cavite Mutiny in
History
similarity of the suffering of January 1872 and sentenced to
Filipinos from the Spanish death in February the same year.
Government. ii.) The reign of greediness from the
 ii.) The Filipinos experienced the person who has a higher position in
injustices and unequal treatment the Government and influential
under the Spanish Regime. It among friars not just for church
describes the cruelties and abuses issues but also for Civil Guards. It
that worsen the cancer of the describes the willingness of the
nation. Filipinos to attain their democratic
rights and freedom against Spanish
Government.
19th century in the Philippines
during the later years of the It is also set in the Philippines.
Setting
country as Spain’s only colony in
Asia.
Crisostomo Ibarra, Maria Clara, Simoun, Basilio, Isagani, Kabesang
Elias, Padre Damaso, and Captain Tales, Paulitang Gomez, Macaraig,
Characters
Tiago Father Tolentino, Juanito Pelaez,
and Dona Victorina.
The Spaniard’s arrogance and It is the sequel of the Noli,
despicable use of religion to signifying the character Ibarra’s
achieve their own desires and rise resort to solving his country’s
to power. It mostly talked about issues through violent means, after
PLOT the life of Crisostomo Ibarra, and his previous attempt at reforming
a series of unfortunate events that the country’s system have made no
he encountered through the works effect and seemed impossible with
of a Franciscan Friar, namely the attitudes of the Spaniards
Padre Damaso and by the Spanish toward the Filipinos.
conquistadors.
Noli Me Tangere’s message, El Filibusterismo’s message, the
where the revolution was standing present system of governing the
appreciation of the natural and Philippines through corrupt and
MESSAGE equal rights, freedom of the self-seeking officials, dominated by
Filipinos against the Spanish the friars and being submissive to
Government without violence, their interests in one fashion or
abusing of power and cruelties. another, can only lead to despair for
Spain.
i.) Crisostomo Ibarra illustrates i.) Simoun represents the
the vision that Rizal had aimed revolutionaries during that time
for the youth of the Philippines who supported the idea of holding
during his time. Others attribute bloody revolt against the Spanish
Ibarra as Rizal’s reflection of Government.
SYMBOLISM
himself. ii.) Isagani is the symbol of the
ii.) Maria Clara symbolizes the youth whose love for the country is
 purity and innocence of a great to the point of being branded
sheltered native woman during as idealistic.
the time of Spanish occupation. iii.) Makaraig represented the
iii.) Padre Damaso symbolizes the well-to-do Filipino youth during the
Spanish friars of Rizal’s time and Spanish era who had good dreams
is a comment on the Spanish for the country.
control of the Philippines. iv.) Juli, like Maria Clara,
iv.) Elias represents the common symbolizes the purity and
Filipino who is not only aware of innocence of the lower class women
the injustices done to their during Rizal’s time.
countrymen but would also like to v.) Paulita Gomez is a caricature
deliver them from their of a woman who chooses the best
oppressors. He is said to be the option for a more stable future.
personification of Andres
Bonifacio.
v.) Tasio symbolizes the learned
Filipinos who had once embraced
the culture of the Spanish regime.

 What will be the role of Jose Rizal in my life and future

profession?

The role of Jose Rizal in my life is that every values and

virtues embodied by him will form the core of humanity’s
aspirations despite adjustments that must be accommodated
by the new reality of evolved technology and scientific
advances far superior than the knowledge in the previous
millennium.
And for my future profession, Rizal is an inspiration for
me for he illustrates the braveness in conquering the
challenges in his life and he succeeded. In the end, he was
finally able to accept a great responsibility and in that
alone makes me realize that in the near future, I can also
do what Rizal do in his time with courage.