Gen Ed 12 - Life and Works of Rizal Summary Learning Chapters 19 To 22

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GEN ED 12 – LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

SUMMARY LEARNING CHAPTERS 19 TO 22

RENZI KARL M. COLILIHAN BSAT-III


JULY 27, 2022

In Chapter 19 entitled El Filibusterismo Published in Ghent (1891), it tackled about Rizal’s


experiences and hardships in printing his second novel. After three years of finishing El Filibusterismo,
Rizal decided to move to Ghent where printing expenses were cheaper and so that he could hide from his
attraction to Suzanne. He traveled with Jose Alejandro and they economized their lives to save money.
Rizal did not have much money so the printing was done in installments. He nearly destroyed the original
manuscript out of frustration, but fortunately Rizal’s friend Valentin Ventura heard about his predicament
and offered a helping hand. He provided Rizal with the funds to complete the printing. He is the hero of
El Filibusterismo. Rizal expresses his gratitude and presents him with the original manuscript with the
draft. After the second novel, he tried to write other novels which don't even have titles. Some were in
Tagalog but he didn't finish them due to insufficient knowledge of the Tagalog language.

In Chapter 20 - Ophthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong (1891-1892) is about Rizal as a medical


professional. After the publication of El Filibusterismo, Rizal left Europe and moved to Hong Kong because
his political differences with Marcelo H. del Pilar made life in Europe uncomfortable for other Filipinos in
Spain. Rizal left to follow the propaganda movement in Hong Kong and ended up living near his family.
Meanwhile, Rizal continued to study and practice his medical profession. He was praised and
congratulated by many people. He also wrote a lot during his time in Hong Kong. Some were devoted to
the propaganda movement for the freedom from the Spaniards. Rizal made the decision to travel to
Manila. Rizal who was comfortable and safe in Hong Kong had abandoned the country because he wanted
to speak with governor Despujol about his Borneo colonization proposal and to establish the La Liga
Filipina in Manila to prove that Eduardo de Lete was mistaken in criticizing him in Madrid.

The Chapter 21 is about his second home coming and the Liga Filipina. Rizal and his sister Lucia
traveled to Manila. He immediately took the necessary steps to speak with General Despujol. He talked
to him and convinced him to forgive his father and sisters. Rizal also pays visits to some of his friends who
have been raided by the guardia civil. Following his visit, he also founded La Liga, a group of patriotic
Filipinos dedicated to the cause of freedom. During one of Rizal’s visits to general, he was shown leaflets
reportedly found in his sister's pillowcase about an attack on the Spanish friars. Despite his denial of the
claims, Rizal remains under arrest. He was escorted to Fort Santiago by the general's grandson. It was
eventually decided that Rizal would be exiled to Dapitan. He boarded the heavily guarded stem ship. Cebu
commanded by captain Delgras. Rizal moves to Dapitan and begins four years of disappearance.

Chapter 22 is entitling Exile in Dapitan (1892-1896). Rizal lived a fairly simple life while being exiled
to the faraway Dapitan. He became a naked witness to one of the most successful periods in Rizal’s life
the time spent in the province was more than the time spent in exile. This was the period when Rizal
focused more on serving the people and society through public works, health care, land planning and
promoting education. He then fell in love with an American named Josephine Bracken who went to the
Philippines to seek medical help for her blind stepfather. They got married but couldn't keep their child.
Rizal maximized his time in Dapitan by spending a lot of time improving his literary and artistic skills doing
agricultural and civil projects, engaging in commercial activities as well as sending letters to his European
friends namely Ferdinand Blumentritt.

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