4. Rizal had to define the word filibustero to his German friend,
Ferdinand Blumentritt, who did not understand his use of the
word in Noli Me Tangere. In a letter, Rizal explained:
“The word filibustero is little known in the Philippines. The
masses do not know it yet. I heard it for the first time in 1872
when the tragic executions took place. “
5. “I still remember the panic that this word
created. Our father forbade us to utter it, as
well as the word Cavite, Burgos, etc. The Manila
newspapers and the Spaniards apply this word
to one whom they want to make a
revolutionary suspect."
6. “The Filipinos belonging to the educated class
fear the reach of the word. It does not have the
meaning of freebooters; it rather means a
dangerous patriot who will soon be
hanged or well, a presumptuous
man.”
8. Crisostomo Ibarra
Spanish Mestizo
Young man who studied
in Europe for seven years
Fiance of Maria Clara
Believed in the
importance of education
to the youth
Has liberal mind
Outspoken
Idealist
Simoun
A disguised Crisostomo Ibarra
infamous wealthy jeweler
Referred to as the Brown Cardinal
as his influence over the Captain-
General is undeniable
A tall, dark man with white hair
and a thin black beard
Wears European clothing
Speaks a strange mix of English
and South American accents
Poses himself as a supporter of
Spanish government when in fact,
he is against them
Still in love with Maria Clara
Mission: To get revenge from the
injustice he received from the
Spanish government through
instigating revolution
9. Basilio
oldest son of Sisa
A 10-year old boy
Has a brother named
Crispin
one of the young
sacristans of San Diego
Protective of both his
mother and brother
Despises his father
immensely for making
their life miserable
Basilio
A 23-year old medical
student
Taken in by Kapitan
Tiago
Was able to study in
San Juan de Letran
Wears an all black
outfit
Respectable
Persevering and
studious
Introspective
Calm and composed
10. a short, fat man with
clear complexion
looks young
chewing
of tobacco and buyo
are his vices
one of the affluent
landlords of Binondo
owns businesses (e.g.
opium monopoly)
considers himself one
of the Spaniards and
never one from
the natives
Adopted and sent
Basilio to school
Wallows in loneliness
due to the loss of his
daughter, Maria Clara,
who entered the
convent
Gambler
Got addicted to opium
Kapitan Tiago
11. replaced Padre
Damaso as San Diego’s
parish priest
described as having
poor health, sickly
secretly pining for
Maria Clara
planned the structure
of the school which
nearly cost the life of
Ibarra
still the slender,
unhappy friar
manages the
convent of Sta.
Clara
sent a letter
containing the story
of the death of
Maria Clara
Padre Salvi
12. a young, good looking
and graceful Dominican
priest with an air of
maturity
curate of Binondo
former professor
at Colegio de San Juan de
Letran
has thin, refined lips that
would plainly show
disdain when needed
weighs his words and
speaks little
good in resolving
different views
often cool and intelligent
nothing much
changed in his
personality
became rector of
the University of
Santo Tomas
Padre Sibyla
13. Why Crisostomo Ibarra came back to San
Diego and changed his name
to rescue his sweetheart, Maria Clara,
from the nunnery
to instigate a revolution as a way of
exacting revenge and righting the wrongs
of the Spaniards
16. A romantic novel
A book of the heart
A book of feeling
It has freshness, color,
humor and intelligence
Contains 64 chapters
A political novel
A work of the head
A book of thought
It has bitterness, hatred,
pain, violence, and sorrow
Contains 38 chapters
Noli and El Fili compared
18. Reason why change the plot and theme
El Filibusterismo was written about four
years after Noli Me Tangere. In it, Rizal
reveals a more mature and less hopeful
outlook regarding the political and social
situation in the Philippines.
The frustrations he had experienced in
his efforts toward social reform in those
years account for the book's graver tone.
19. Rizal himself considered
El Filibusterismo to be a
better, more profound
novel than Noli Me
Tangere.
His biographer, Retana,
agrees that as a political
novel, it is superior.
20. Upon completing El Filibusterismo Rizal wrote to
Blumentritt:
"I have not written in it any idea of
vengeance against my enemies, but only
for the good of those who suffer, for the
rights of Tagalogs...."
21.
22. El Filibusterismo serves as an inspiration to
the Filipino people. It brings a profound effect
on Philippine society in terms of views about
national identity, the Catholic faith and its
influence on Filipino's choice, and the
government's issues of corruption, abuse, and
discrimination, and on a larger scale, the issues
related to the effect of colonization on people's
lives and the cause for independence.
The book awakened the Filipinos in the past
and is still awakening the Filipinos of today, to
fight for what we believe is right. We may not
be the victor always in every battle but the most
important is, we continue to fight until our very
last breath, just like Rizal.