BAMBOO STALKS One thing comes to

mind when bamboo stalks are talked

about: Resilience.

CROSS- The one that killed the Christ Jesus. It was a representation
of suffering and death. It also represent a grave. Magnifies the
discrimination towards Filipinos, Chinese Mestizos and Spaniards
during this time towards a proper burial.

A MAN HELMET
IN A CASSOCK
OF
THE
SILHOUETTE
OF
A
"Ibarra descended, followed by an old man-servant. He dismissed the
WITH
HAIRY
GUARDIA
FEETThis
Bamboo clumps of luxuriant foliage
grew
FILIPINAItcarriage
waswith
popular
the gesture and headed towards the cemetery, silent
symbolism
CIVIL/CONSTABULARY
at the lower part
alongside the highway. In other times
she
and
grave.
belief that the silhouette
of the cover
HELMETis to
An obvious
be a take
would stop in their shade. Here she
[Sisa]
of the woman
the and
cover
"'Myin
sickness
my preoccupations have not allowed me to
representation
on
the
arrogance
for
priests
and her lover would rest; with a tender
return,'the oldis
man
was saying timidly. 'Capitan Tiago said he would of those
of Noli Me Tangere
the
exchange of words he would relieve her of
religion
in authority.
in amade.
dirty way,
have atomb built, but I planted using
flowers and
had
a cross
unfortunate
Maria Clara,
her basket of fruits and vegetables
-- ay!
specifically Padre Damaso.
"...[Ibarra] proceeded towards the gravedigger who was regarding
Crisostomo Ibarras
lover.
that was like dream. The lover became
them with curiosity, and greeted them, removing his salakot.

"The
Alferez
[Dona
husband; the husband was made into a
"However,
Consolacion's
Padre
Damaso
husband]
is
"'Can you tell is which is the grave that had the cross?' asked the
barangay head and then misfortune
servant.
not mysterious
picked like
up his
thosehelmet,
started knocking at her door. "As the
"'A big cross?' [asked the gravedigger.]
monks;
he
straightened
is
jolly
and
himself
if the a bit
Cura!
Padre
Cura!'
sun's heat was becoming intense,"'Padre
the
"'Yes,
a big one,'
happily confirmed the servant, looking meaningfully
sound of
and his
marched
voice
off with
is loud
Ibarra,
whose features had brightened.
[Padre Salvi]atthe
Spaniards
soldiers asked her if she wanted rest.
"'A cross with designs on it, tiedbrusque
with rattan?'
the gravedigger
asked
like
giant
that
strides.
of
a
After
man
a few
cried to him;
but he did
again.
who
has
minutes
never
bitten
he
returned,
his
not
"'No, thank you!' she replied withnot
a mind them. He ran in
tongue
and
making
who
the
believes
least
sound.
"'That's
it,
that's
it!
Like
this,
like
this,'
the
servant
traced
on
the
shudder.
the
direction
earth the of
shape ofthe
a Byzantine everything
cross.
He he
hadutters
removed
is
his
Capitan
Tiago's
house.
sacrosanct
and cannot
The
be
servants,
"When they approached the town she was
"'And over the grave were flowers
planted?' boots.
There he breathed a sigh
improvedaccustomed
upon, his gay to
and these
seized with terror; she looked in anguish
that's it!' added the servant
of relief. He"'Adelfas,
saw sampagas,
throughand pensamientos,
frank laughter
spectacles
erases this[violent
around her; vast ricefields, a small
filled with joy. He offered him a cigar.
disagreeble
arguments
impression,
between the
irrigation canal, thin trees -- therethe
wastransparent
not
gallery an
"'Tell
us
which
is
the
grave
and
where
the
cross
is.'
even
to
Alferez
the
extent
and
that Dona
a precipice or a boulder in sight against
adorable silhouette full of
which she could smash herself." (166-7)
one
Consolacion],
bound 'Well,
to the
forgive were
gravedigger
rubbed his ears
and feels
replied
yawning:
grace and "Thethe
lovely
him his sockless
usually feet
bored,
and but
a
the
cross -- I have already burned it.'
contours of Maria Clara
pair of removal
hairy legs
of which
the boots
it? Whyaunt
did you burn it?'
and that "'Burned
of her
would fetch
called
the fortune
their ofattention.
a
bearing
glasses
"'Because the
chief parish priest
so
ordered.'"
(92-4)
MendiataThey
in the Quiapo
winked fair."
at each
BURNING TORCH- A
and cups." (366)
(7)
other." (355)

reference
to
the
Olympic torch, it tells
everyone the beginning
of
the
defense
of
honors and the start of
proving
themselves
worthy of victory. Rage
and passion are most
abundant in this phase.
Represents a phrase
that
could
possibly
mean everything to
every single suffering
Filipinos: The rise of
the revolution is now at
hand.

POMELO
BLOSSOMS
AND LAUREL LEAVESThe cruelties
TheyWHIP/CORDroughly represent
the fidelity.
novel best
faith,present
honor inand
explains the symbol Rizal
P0melo
blossoms
are
used in the cover.
utilized as loose potpourri
or a"[Dona
mixture
of dried
Consolacion]
took a
flower
petals
and
spices
few turns in the room
usedtwisting
to scentthe
thewhip
air. Itinis her
commonly
calloused used
hands inand,
stopping
all
of
a sudden in
prayers and cleansing.
of Sisa,
told also
her in
The front
laurel
leaves,
Spanish,
'Dance!'
known as bay leaves, are
Consolacion]
used"...[Dona
as crowns during
the
raised the whip -- that
Ancient
Greek
terrible
whip Olympics
familiar to
wherein
theand
best
of the
thieves
soldiers,
made
best in Ulango
are
treated
as
and perfected by
heroes.
in this
the Filipinos
Alferez with
twisted
started to
timewires...
wantsAndtoshe
embody
whip
lightly
the
naked
these three virtues thatfeet
the mad woman,
whose
Rizalofrepresented
as two
face
contracted
with
plants.
pain,obliging her to defend
herself with her hands."
(352)

SUNFLOWERS- A unique
behavior
in
sunflowers,
FLOGSanother
symbolism
A
LENGTH
OF CHAINknown
as
phototropism,
is
a
for
cruelties.
It
is
a
Rizals representation
of
motif
that
has appeared
representation
Jesus in
slavery andofimprisonment.
many
ancient
myths
and
Christs
scourging
before
his is
imminent
crucifixion.
viewed as"Then
a symbol
ofthe
loyalty
you see
streets
and
constancy.
being
tamped downThe
by a
Elias -- "[S]ince he was poor
sunflower's
petals
been
chain
ganghave
of prisoners
and could not pay for able
with
shaved
heads,
clad in
likened
to he
bright
yellow rays
lawyers,
was condemned
short-sleeved
shirts
and
of to
sunshine,
be scourged which
in public evoke
and
drawers
reaching
to
taken through
the streets of
feelings
of
warmth
andthe
with long
numbers
and
Manila.knees,
Not
agothe
happiness.
In long
addition,
letters
in
blue;
chains
this was in use, this
sunflower
is punishment
often
associated
around
their
legs,
infamous
the halfwithpeople
adoration
and
longevity.
wrapped
in
dirty
rags to
call "caballo y vaca,"
reduce
the
abrasion,
or
Rizals
observation
towards
a thousand
times
worse
than
perhaps
the
coldness
itself. My
the death
happiness
of grandfather,
the Filipinos of
the iron;
in
pairs,
by all joined
except
hisare
are,abandoned
in the
Spanish
times,
young sun-burnt,
wife, was prostrate
tied to a from
onlyhorse,
fulfilled
through
their
followed
byfatigue,
a cruel
heat
and
given
giving
in lashes,
and and
bowing
down
to a
multitude,
flogged
onwith
and
beaten
every
street
corner,
before
the more
club powerful
by anotherentity:
prisoner
other
men,
his
brothers,
and
who
perhaps
found
Spain.
in the comfort
neighborhood
the
in ifill-treating
numerous
temples
of
a
God
others." (65)
of peace." (441-2)