Noli Me Tangere

CRITICAL THINKING
CHARACTER AS SYMBOLISM CONTEXTUAL MEANING
1.Crisostomo Ibarra Crisostomo Ibarra was an outspoken idealist

 Patriotic and a dreamer who wants to get the country’s
 Educated Filipino independence against the Spanish rule. He
 Rizal’s vision for the youth showed on how he deeply loves his country
and he hates injustice in his own land.
Nevertheless, he wants to gained the
country’s freedom from the brutal rule of
Spanish government.
2.Maria Clara Maria Clara symbolizes purity and innocence

 Purity and Innocence of young of young Filipino women wherein she often
Filipino Women wore dainty dresses and religious artifacts She
sometimes carried a fan which she used to
hide in her face while being embarrassed. She
had also shown her love to Ibarra with such
modesty that remained unsullied of impure
ideas. She does not also value material things.
3.Capitan Tiago Capitan Tiago symbolizes as a rich Filipino

 Rich Filipinos who oppress their who oppress their fellow countrymen in
fellow countrymen exchange for the influences and the riches that
 greedy and selfish they might gain from their powerful
associations. Knowing that he was born rich
he took this as advantage He was being
greedy and selfish for he was able to let his
fellow countrymen suffer under Spanish
regime. He only care about himself and for
being rich.
4.Padre Damaso Padre Damaso symbolizes as the friars of

 Spanish Friars of Rizal’s Time Rizal’s time because he was known to be a
 Represents the Spanish government notorious character who tends to speak harsh
words and he has been also the cruel priest on
his town.
5.Sisa Sisa symbolizes as the personified suffering

 Personified the suffering of of her motherland. From the suffering that she
motherland had encounter from the novel because of the
loss of her children. The life of Sisa was very
tragic which really ruined her life. Depicting
from this situation is just like how the
Philippine society was being ruled by the
Spanish colonizers.
6.Old Tacio Tacio symbolizes the learned Filipino who

 Symbolizes the learned Filipino had embraced the culture of Spanish regime.
He was disenchanted knowing about her
countrymen stark contrast with the Spanish
regime. He always seeks for a reform from
the government and believed
that if someone will turn themselves into
learning it will open up their mind and it will
enlighten one’s self.
7.Dona Victorina Donya Victorina symbolizes the distorted

 Symbolizes the distorted view of their view of their identity. She is an ambitious
identity. Filipina who classifies herself as a Spanish
who puts on heavy makeup. She believed that
everything indigenous is inferior and
everything foreign as superior. Thus this kind
of mentality shows that colonial mentality
arises.
8.Basilio Basilio symbolizes an innocent being who has

 Innocent being accused by crime been accused by crime which he did not
which he did not commit commit. Apart from this, being poor cannot
seek justice directly for which only rich
people can seek justice even if they are the
one who committed some crimes.
CREATING
“True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else”. You tend to make
sacrifices just to get the freedom that you wanted. It is not all the time that the answer of which is
to have a revolution. Sometimes one’s great action is a big help, just like how Rizal fought for
our country’s liberty.
As I read the novel Noli Me Tangere, it emphasizes the protagonist which is Crisostomo Ibarra
because he is part of a prominent family yet chooses to use his position to improve the lives of
the less fortunate in the society which he lives. In this historical novel of Rizal, we can see
tensions in our society today driven by divisions in class, wealth and power. This novel makes us
see the Philippine society, the corrupt and also the brutal colonial rule of Spain. The issues
present in colonial society were clearly illustrated in both individual interactions such as Padre
Damaso’s role in murder of Don Rafael Ibarra, Crisostomo Ibarra’s father which happens before
the novel started and provided the energy motivating the novel’s character. The issues are also
reflected in the larger social movements as reflected in the rebellion against the Spanish rule that
Crisostomo Ibarra is accidentally embroiled in by the rebels. Whether individual actions or the
mass movements of people. The individual affect movements and movements affect and
constrain individuals in a society on the verge of rapid change.
Noli Me Tangere regarded as a classic of Philippine literature with its ability to graphically
describe the various levels in Philippine society with its memorable characters. Its description of
the cruelty of Spanish rule may have inspired a rising consciousness in the Philippines that led to
the independence movement from Spain. This novel will surely open up one’s mind about
oppression and tyranny.

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CRITICAL THINKING

CHARACTER AS SYMBOLISM CONTEXTUAL MEANING

1.Crisostomo Ibarra Crisostomo Ibarra was an outspoken idealist

2.Maria Clara Maria Clara symbolizes purity and innocence

3.Capitan Tiago Capitan Tiago symbolizes as a rich Filipino

4.Padre Damaso Padre Damaso symbolizes as the friars of

5.Sisa Sisa symbolizes as the personified suffering

6.Old Tacio Tacio symbolizes the learned Filipino who

7.Dona Victorina Donya Victorina symbolizes the distorted

8.Basilio Basilio symbolizes an innocent being who has

our country’s liberty.

constrain individuals in a society on the verge of rapid change.

oppression and tyranny.

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