JOSE RIZAL

'Those who cannot see where

they came from will never get to
where they are going.'

Joses Background

Born to a wealthy family

Both parents were educated
Studied at Santo Thomas University in
Manila
Studied Philosophy and Medicine in
Spain, France and Germany
Wrote Noli, his first novel 1886

NOLI ME TANGERE

Written in Spanish
Means touch me not
Book is a passionate expose about the
evils of the Spanish friars in the Phils.
wrote a sequel in 1891, El
Filibusterismo (The Subversive)

In Exile

Came back to the Phils. at the age of

26
Exiled to Dapitan (South) in 1892
Early1896 - got involved with the
katipuneros- freedom fighters
December 1896 - executed

TO MY MOTHERLAND (Jose
Rizal, 1886)

An introduction that Rizal wrote for Noli

He equates colonialism to Cancer

Noli Chapter 1

The Gathering
Who are the guests?
What kind of priest is Padre Damaso?
Compare Franciscans and Dominicans.
Describe the female guests.
Who are the Indios?
Role of a friar.

Noli Chapter 2

Crisostomo Ibarra
The Cub of a Lion will always be a lion
I do not call upon inspiration to drag itself
down and to tell lies.
The prosperity or misery of a people is in
direct proportion to its liberties or concerns
and consequently to the sacrifices or
selfishness of its ancestors. (Agree or
disagree?)

Chapter 3

The Dinner
Jele-jele bago quiere - A pidgin Spanish
Tagalog saying, meaning that one pretends
not to desire a thing which is in reality one
wants.
Age, Dignity and Rulership

 The young blond man wrote: In the

Philippines the most useless person in a
supper or feast can be thrown out in the
street: to begin with, the master of the
house can be thrown out into the street
and everything will proceed as usual. In
the actual state of things , it is almost for
the good of the Filipinos not to be allowed
to leave the country or to be taught to read.