El Filibusterismo

The message of the novel is clear: the present system of governing the
Philippines through corrupt and self-seeking officials, dominated by the friars
and being submissive to their interests in one fashion or another, can only
lead to disaster for Spain.

El Filibusterismo was the second novel that Rizal wrote and

dedicated for his country specifically the three martyr friars, namely:
Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora. The three priests were accused by the
Spaniards on being a traitor to the government and were sentenced to
death. Also, this novel was the continuation of the Noli Mi Tangere.
But, even though Noli talks about romance and love, El Filibusterismo
talks about the politics and governmental issues in our country. It
targets the Spanish government in indirect way.

El Filibusterismo, according to the historian, it is a politic novel,

a work from the head. It is a book of thought which contains
bitterness, hatred, pain, violence and sorrow to the Spanish
government, specifically the friars exploring its arrogance and
despotism. It is more revolutionary and tragic. It contains all the
abuses to his family and friends were valiantly and truthfully depicted
on this book. Having hatred in his heart took Simoun into revenge. But,
conscience had stopped his plan to destroy his friends and enemies
through a time bomb. He was arrested. His confession was long and
painful. But, he died peacefully with a clear conscience and at peace
with God.

This novel tell us how cruel and how purely evil the Spaniards
was. Nevertheless, it also tackles the bravery of the Filipino
community. It shows the unimagined bravery of our countrymen on
fighting the greediness and cruelty of the Spaniards.
 El Filibusterismo shows the maturity of Jose Rizal as a writer.
The novel, with its tale of revenge runs off from Noli Me Tangere’s
central theme of love and martyrdom. El Filibusterismo, although more
than a hundred years old still finds application in a society where
tyrants and corruption reign.

By reading this poetic novel, you can conclude that the sword is
not the only one who can cut through the steel armor but also words
can shatter the pride of anyone in this world. It cannot result in to a
fatal death but the wound it can cause will gradually devour you. If I’m
a Spaniard and I’d read his novel, surely, I’ll lose my mind to anger and
grudge. I am thankful not only for Jose Rizal but also for the people
who fight for freedom in a war of words and thoughts. Even though it is
not directly into war, but the effect was very unburden to the enemy.
El Filibusterismo, a novel about the word war for freedom.
Noli Me Tangere.
This novel was written by Dr. Jose P. Rizal to open our eyes as a
Filipino, to see all the harassment to our country was going on and it is
the time to fight our freedom as a Filipino. It presented the
mistreatment and grief. It showed the inner works of the Spaniards of
their selfishness, cruelty and abuse.

The first chapter of this novel was entitled “Ang Paging”. In this
chapter, the lifestyle of Don Santiago de los Santos also known as
Kapitan Tiago was stated. He was from Binondo and the step father of
Maria Clara according to this chapter. Also, the other characters were
Padre Sibyla, Padre Damaso, and Tenyente Guevarra. According to this
chapter, Kapitan Tiago invited the said characters to go to his house
and have a simple gathering, but suddenly it came to a fight between
Padre Damaso and Tenyente Guevarra. Padre Sibyla stopped the
rivalry between the two. The second chapter was entitled “Ang
binatang si Crisostomo”. And in this chapter, Kapitan Tiago presented
Don Crisostomo Ibarra to the priest, the son of his deceased friend
named Don Rafael Ibarra. The next chapters were also fantastic as it
antagonize the essence of the novel. I was amazed by the poeticism of
every term and phrases of the story that Rizal did. The overall impact
of the story is all about the love, not only for romance, but also for the
love of country and family.

As a Filipino, I’ve learned about the love for the family and love for the
country. Paternal love, example for this is the love of Crisostomo
Ibarra to his Father. When he found out that the burial of his father
was unjust. Well, if I was in the side of Crisostomo, I will give the
blessings of what my father deserved, a decent burial for the last time.
Another is the love of Sisa to his sons, Basilio and Crispin, until the
last breath of her life, she was still thinking to his sons. I realized that
love for the family is really unconditional. Additional issues on our
political framework are as dingy as a man who never admitted in his
life. I feel sorry for our political pioneers that the reason that they are
our pioneers is on the grounds that they are for the general population,
and trusted by the general population. In any case, sadly, when all is
said in done, our pioneers need to audit their Rizal Course there are
wiped away by the enticement that cash is the foundation of all
underhanded.

These issues should be reacted as quickly as time permits in light of

the fact that on the off chance that it is not replied, we can’t offer a
brilliant new morning to all future Filipinos and even to future
individuals. The issues of the past up to the present must arrive at an
end.

As an understudy, I immovably trust that “Enormous things come in

little bundles.” If just that each understudy that take-up Rizal course
won’t overlook every one of the lessons learned, I clearly guarantee
the Philippines will soon open that entryway, the shut entryway in a
path to a whole new nation, the Philippines.

I’ve learned from the novel above, because it described the love
of our country and family. Despite of all the sufferings and pain, we
must keep on trying to do our best to fulfill our freedom and to help
others. And in the sense of family love, we can all point to Sisa. She
did all to find her children and love them until her last breath. The
novel presented forgiveness and also the important theme in the novel
is sacrifice.
Ang Mahiwagang Ngiti ni Rizal

No Filipino hero of his time was as photographed as Jose Rizal. Each

photograph reveals facets of his personality and sheds light on the
relationships that were very much a part of who Rizal was. One of these
photos is a group photo in Paris from the 1880’s that shows Rizal wearing a
mischievous half-smile. Could it be because he was foolishly in love with
someone in the picture? But he would soon break her heart and have his own
broken too. Also in the picture is Rizal's best friends' sister Paz Pardo de
Tavera, who would soon meet a tragic end at the hands of another of Rizal's
illustrious amigos. The picture captures the short-lived joy in Rizal's happy-go-
lucky life in Paris , before he himself would descend into a chain of sad
events. There is more to every photo than meets the eye.