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Noli Me Tangere

What is the meaning of the book El Filibusterismo?


What is the meaning of the book El Filibusterismo?

Translating the book's title in English language, it means The Reign of Greed.
El Filibusterismo
• El Filibusterismo (Spanish for The Filibustering), also
known by its English alternate title The Reign of Greed,
• is the second novel written by Philippine national hero
José Rizal.
• It is the sequel to Noli Me Tangere and like the first book,
was written in Spanish.
• Rizal began the work in October 1887 while practicing
medicine in Calamba.
El Filibusterismo
• In London (1888), he made several changes to
the plot and revised a number of chapters.
• Rizal continued to work on his manuscript
while in Paris, Madrid, and Brussels, finally
completing it on March 29, 1891 in Biarritz.
• It was published the same year in Ghent.
What is the meaning of El Filibusterismo cover?
What is the meaning of El Filibusterismo cover?

The plain cover conveys a fresh start for the Philippines and Filipinos without
the trace of symbols from the events and situations in Noli Me Tangere.
El Filibusterismo Synopsis

The El Filibusterismo , the sequel to Noli Me Tangere with its


unarguably utopian vision, offers a much bleaker picture of the last
decades of the nineteenth century. Crisostomo Ibarra, the reformist hero
of the earlier novel, has come back to the Philippines as the enigmatic
stranger named Simoun, a rich jeweller. Driven by hatred and a fierce
desire to avenge his sufferings, and to rescue Maria Clara from the
nunnery where she has fled,
El Filibusterismo Characters

Simoun

He is Juan Crisostomo Ibarra of Noli Me Tangere in disguise. He fled to Cuba


where he became rich and consequently befriended many Spanish officials. Unlike
Ibarra in Noli, he is now vigilant; he now embodies the Filipinos who had had
enough of the cruelties of the Spaniards. Outwardly, he is a friend of Spain, but
deep in his heart, he is bitter and ruthless, secretly planning a revolution against the
Spanish authorities.
Basilio

He is the son of Sisa. A very promising medical student. At first he


refuses to join Simoun's plan of overthrowing the Spanish government;
in this, he represents the young educated Filipinos who are apathetic to
the needs of the society. Juli's death makes him decide to join
Simoun's troop.
Isagani

He is the nephew of Padre Florentino and the lover of Paulita Gomez.


Once a person full of hope and aspirations for his country, he was
disheartened and let go of his ideals in favor of personal gains. He
symbolizes the youth who, despite their being very aggressive and
idealistic, cannot be relied on in times of adversity .
Señor Pasta

He is an old Filipino lawyer who refuses to help the Filipino students


in their clamor for educational reforms. He represents the part of the
society that is only generous and sympathetic to the rich and powerful.
His self-centeredness overshadows his patriotism.
Placido Penitente and Pecson

They are the students who asked for educational reforms.


They represent the people who have yet to cultivate their
nationalistic attitude.
Father Irene

He is a kind friar who is a friend of the Filipino students. He


supports the students who appeal to the government for an
academy of Spanish language. He embodies the few Spaniards
who are sympathetic to the Filipinos.
• Father Florentino

He is a retired scholarly and patriotic Filipino priest. He


believes that the Philippines will have its freedom.
• Kabesang Tales

• Juli's father. The friars dispossessed him of his land; in


real life, Rizal's father met the same fate. He symbolizes
the natives and farmers whose lands were seized by the
friars. His story presents the cause of the revolution.
Maria Clara

• She is Ibarra's girlfriend. She enlisted in the nunnery when she learned
that Ibarra was already dead. Simoun planned to sneak her out of the
convent; she died before the plan was put to action.
Doña Victorina

She is the ridiculously pro-Spanish woman who is going to Laguna


in search of her henpecked husband. Her search for her husband
symbolizes her search for the foreign identity that she did not have.
Juli

Basilio's sweetheart. Chose death over the loss of honor and


dignity. She represents the Philippines which would rather suffer
with pride and honor.
Paulita Gomez

The beautiful niece of Doña Victorina. She rejected Isagani because


of his liberal ideas. She represents the women who have no sense of
nationalism and sympathy towards others.
Comparison of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Noli metangere and El filibusterismo are the two marked novels of our national hero, Dr.
Jose Rizal which are similar and different in some ways. The two novels are similar
primarily in their author, Rizal. Another, in a way that they both talk about how Spaniards
abused the Filipinos, the abuse of the church of their power and the discrimination on
Filipinos.

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