Comparative Analysis of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo

Meaning "touch me not" “The Filibuster”
 El Filibusterismo literally means
 Noli Me Tangere literally means
The Revolution
Touch Me Not
 It signify a movement severely
Title  An urgent call for the Filipinos to
punished by the government
see for themselves the social ills
 It explains the reasons why
and do something for the country
revolution takes place
In the Noli, each figure on the cover
signifies something. The cover it itself
may serve as the synopsis of the whole
story of the novel.
o The style of prints of the title as if
The cover of El Fili depicts the three
written in blood symbolizes pain
martyred priests GOMBURZA. They
and suffering.
were executed in their campaign for
Cover of the o The woman may also represent the
secularization of the parishes and were
book motherland whom Rizal gave his
implicated in the Cavity mutiny. They
life.
were garroted at Bagumbayan on
o The cross, whip and helmet
February 17, 1872.
symbolize the governing
authorities
o the church
o the civil authorities
o the military
The story El Filibusterismo is set in the
The setting is 19th century in the Philippines. It is about a wealthy Cuban
Philippines during the latter years of jeweler who goes to the Philippines in
Setting the country as Spain's only colony in an attempt to work for the governor
Asia. general, but he is planning to start a
revolution against the authorities.

Simuon, Basilio, Isagani, Kabesang

Crisostomo Ibarra, Maria Clara, Elias,
Characters
padre Damaso, Capitan Tiago
Tales, Paulitang Gomez, Macaraig,
Father Tolentino, Julianito Pelaez,
Doña Victorina

The hero of El Filibusterismo is a rich

jeweler named Simoun. He was
"Noli Me Tangere" is a 19th Century
Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli, who,
novel by Jose Rizal that dramatically
with Elias’ help, escaped from the
Plot showcases the persecution of a socialite
pursuing soldiers at Laguna de Bay,
in the Philippines by religious
dug up his buried treasure, and fled to
hypocrisy and corruption.
Cuba where he became rich and
befriended many Spanish officials.
 After many years he returned to the
Philippines, where he freely moved
around. He is a powerful figure not
only because he is a rich jeweler but
also because he is a good friend and
adviser of the governor general.

Noli Me Tangere is a novel about

society. it discusses the different
diseases that the Philippines El Filibusterismo is a political novel
About
experienced during the spanish era like which discusses the reign of the greed.
colonial mentality and the unjust
treatment of friars to the indios.
Dedicated Philippines GOMBURZA
Theme “The use and abuse of power” “The greed for power”
 Tthe first edition of Noli was
• first published in 1891 in Ghent,
published in 1884 in Berlin,
Publication Belgium
German
• Valentin Ventura
 Maximo Viola
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