Name of Student: Mark Philip M.

Orbilla Course & Year: BSIT - 3 Subject : Rizal Class

Schedule: MTWTHF Name of Instructor: Emperio Catalino

Date of Submission: Septembe 30, 2020

Module 1.2 ANALYZING THE VARIOUS SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES THAT
OCCURRED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT RELATION TO RIZALS LIFE

Economic At the level of the empire, the civil discord that Rizal’s life fell within the first
racked Spain lasted well into Rizal’s teen years, age of globalization, with a
constricting its ability to participate in a growing integration of the
substantial manner in the Philippine economy, world economy across
leaving the field to other countries, except national lines, characterized
towards the very last years of its rule. Successive at the time by the trade in
anticlerical governments deported hundreds of bulk commodities and by the
friars, whether qualified for mission work or not, reduced importance of silver
overseas. At the national level, the Philippines currency.
greatly expanded its volume of foreign trade, at
some cost to domestic industries like textiles,
and diversified its economic structure, with the
new money flows circulating far into the
countryside and giving an impulse to the
formation of a native middle class. Its diversity in
trading partners made it relatively less
vulnerable to fluctuations in the level of demand
in any one particular country, and competition
among the export traders ensured that most of
 the gains would accrue to the ultimate
producers. We return to Professor Chaunu. The
period 1820-1898 was a moment of veritable
near independence for the Philippines. From an
objective standpoint it had the economic
foundation for national independence.

Political His two novels basically reflect political ideas of Rizal’s contemporary political
reform and revolution – two political alternative thought revolves around the
strategies. His objective focuses the politics of change which was
on
application between reform and revolution due the consequence of the three-
to the on growing crisis in the Philippines The hundred years of rule under
Spanish Regime. His thought
novel’s main character and protagonist,
can be said as the founder of
Crisostomo Ibarra during the Noli and later own
Filipino Nationalism – which
change his identity as Simoun in El Fili shows
was resulted by the
Rizal’s duality moving to and from assimilation
Propaganda Movement and
and succession, a personality torn between pen
later on the Philippine
and sword, sees Rizal’s inspiration of Philippine
Revolution. Through this
Revolution – between reform and revolution
process, one of the issues is
(Balbin, 2013). Some historians would agree that that Rizal is uncertain
Rizal was indeed a reformist as his main objective between reform and
towards the Philippine Islands under Spanish revolution which was
colonial rule. The popular uprising against Spain reflected in his novels and his
in 1896 and his lack of support and endorsement condemnation of a popular
for a revolution armed struggle would uprising against Spain in
complicate our opinion regarding his political 1986.
thought.
Socio- Regardless of what Rizal prefers, one thing is for Rizal’s novels and works
cultural sure; his thought as we expect is beyond reflect themes that are used
moderate or liberalism in the extent that he may as a tool for his social analysis
show what is more radical during that time which of the Philippine context.
is the ideologies in the far-left (Marxism, With or without knowledge of
Socialism, Anarchism).Some would ask if Rizal the Marxist rhetoric, Rizal
was exposed to the writings of Marxism or any indeed was employing
trend of Socialism. Actually he was exposed. His Marxian tools of analysis on
mentor and friend, Miguel Morayta who is a illustrating how the
professor of History at Universidad Central de conditions during the Spanish
Madrid; and friend Francisco Pi y Margall, an colonial Philippines (Balbin,
extreme republican, a libertarian socialist, the 2013). His works reveal how a
president of the short-lived First Spanish group of people that had so
Republic in 1873 and an advocate of autonomy; much absolute power control
both borrowed heavily from Proudhon’s Social over the factors of production
Philosophy (Guerroro, 2003; Bonoan, 1992). in an economic system who
Proudhon is considered by many to be the determined on retaining that
"father of anarchism" (Guerin, 1970). His theory power by whatever means it
defines anarchy as "the absence of a master, of a was challenged by an inferior
sovereign" and wrote, "As man seeks justice in group( Filipinos) which has
equality, so society seeks order in anarchy." Rizal the intent in obtaining that
may have been introduced to Proudhon’s ideas. power themselves.
In his novel El Filibusterismo, Simoun presented
anarchist attitude especially in his plot to blow
up Kapitan Tiago house during Paulita Gomez’s
wedding reception. His plot to kill not just the
clergy and government officials but also
everybody regardless of being innocent of not,
reflects him being an anarchist.