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The narrative, illustrates Hernandez's yearning for change and the elevation
of the status of Philippine society and living conditions of Filipinos. The setting is
in the middle of 1944, when the armed forces of the Japanese Empire were
losing. The novel acts as a sequel to Jose Rizal's historic Noli Me Tangere and El
filibusterismo. The protagonist Mando Plaridel is tested by Tata Matyas, an old
revolutionary, on his knowledge about Rizal and Rizal's novels. Similar to Rizal's
novel, the main character examines the Philippines as an outsider while traveling
in Europe. Hernandez's novel also tackles the lead character's search for Simoun's
treasure, acting as a continuation of Rizal's El Filibusterismo. The novel portrays
the conditions of the citizenry at the onset of industrialization brought forth by
the Americans in the Philippines. Mga Ibong Mandaragit had been translated
into English and Russian.
Submitted by:
Levi C. Bautista
Submitted to:
Ms. Aljane Abigael Dawal