Noli Me Tangere Analysis

Question #1 Noli Me Tangere, also known as Touch Me Not, was dedicated to the country. As for El Filibusterismo¸ also known as The Filibuster, was dedicated to the martyrdom of the secular priests, namely: Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora. Noli Me Tangere exposed the mistreatment of the government officials and Spanish friars to the Filipinos. Even though the officials were brutal at that time, the novel gave hope to every Filipino present. As for El Filibusterismo, the novel in terms of the themes, characters, and the message it gives are different from the first novel. If Noli Me Tangere shows faith, hope and love, in El Flilibusterismo, it is quite the opposite. It seems that the second novel is all about war, revolution, violence, vengeance, and rebellion. Maybe that’s the reason why Noli Me Tangere is not necessarily a sequel to El Filibusterismo. These two (2) novels may have its differences, but in the

The Philippines, in general, experienced a corrupt administration in politics and also abusive friars during the Spanish colonial regime. First of all, the novel was meant to tell stories about the Philippines itself. It stated that the novel is focused on the Filipinos and the country. Some parts of the novel may have exaggerated a little bit, which resulted in a misunderstanding. Noli Me Tangere became controversial, and the friars demanded Rizal be put in jail. As what I have stated earlier, there was a misunderstanding. The novel was not about the friars, but about the Filipino themselves. The Governor-General, Emilio Terrero, decided to get a copy of the novel in order to appease the complaining friars. The Jesuits scolded Rizal for stating in the novel that the Dominicans were notorious friars when in fact not all are. As what stated earlier, Jose Rizal described the people, places, and things as a