Marydel Piojo PH 2A 08/29/19

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

“JULI”

DESCRIPTION:
Juliana also known by her nickname Juli is Kabesang Tales’s daughter and she is also
Basilio’s sweeetheart. She is Hermana Penchang’s servant wherein she also needs to study
prayers, read books that the friars gave to them and also do the chores. Juli is devoted to Basilio
that when her family falls in debt she rather chose to work as a servant than sell the locket that
Basilio had given her which was also a possession of Maria Clara that went to Basilio’s hands.
Juli became a lonely maiden as her father Kabesang Tales went to jail and when her lover
Basilio was in danger. Juli is a pure and innocent woman yet she is aware of the priests being a
womanizer. She thought to go to Padre Camorra because she has no other recourse to be able
to free Basilio and she knows that it takes only a word from Padre Camorra and Basilio will be
freed. At the end Juli killed herself for she can’t handle what the friar did to her and there was
really a mess because of her especially to all the girls in the convent.

SYMBOLISM:
Juli symbolizes all the women who were abused back in the Spanish period. She also
represents all the women ready to do everything and sacrifice everything just to provide the
safety and justice for all of her beloved in her life, and also in Juli’s character it was portrayed
how love is powerful.

RELEVANCE:
Juli’s character showed to the readers that along the safety of one person there is
goodness, along the goodness there’s pain and along the pain there’s love just like all the things
Juli had done for her love ones. Even though how tough it is a person could do everything for
the good and safety of the people he/she loves. Her character shows how people even now and
then put importance to love and that every person would do anything for the good and safety
of people or something they love just like how Rizal did his best and gave everything for this
country which he loves and treasure the most.
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STORY:

Chapter 4: Juli is first introduced as the youngest daughter of Kabesang Tales. Juli didn’t
get the chance to go to school Tales is not able to pay the rent that the friars made more
expensive.

Chapter 8: Juli told Tandang Selo to tell Kabesang Tales that she is finally going to
school, since Sister Penchang speaks Spanish.

Chapter 9: Juli is seen serving Sister Penchang, who sees Juli as a sinner because she
does not pray. Sister Penchang does not allow Juli to visit Tandang Selo, and instead makes her
work and pray. Sister Penchang hears that Basilio went to Manila to get his savings so he can
free Juli.

Chapter 10: Sister Penchang mentioned Juli who left her at home to read a booklet that
was sold by priests. Sister Penchang tells Capitana Tika that nothing sticks to Juli’s memory.
Later, the locket given to Juli by Basilio is mentioned by Sinang. Simoun offers to buy it from
Kabesang Tales for 500 pesos. It is revealed that Sister Penchang wants Kabesang Tales to
refuse so that she can keep Juli, so she tells Kabesang Tales that Juli did not want to give up the
locket. The next day, Kabesang Tales leaves Simoun the locket.

Chapter 26: Juli is mentioned in the beginning of the chapter when Basilio plans to talk
to Macaraig to ask if he can borrow money. It is revealed that Basilio used up all his savings to
free Juli from being a maid.

Chapter 30: Juli is deeply troubled by the news of Basilio’s capture and
imprisonment. People convince her to approach Padre Camorra and ask him to intercede for
the youth. Juli is afraid to follow their advice and approach the friar because he is known to be
frisky and quite fond of women. However, when news reaches Juli that Basilio is about to be
killed, the young lady is compelled to go and ask the friar’s help only to end up getting fatally
injured running from him and eventually killed herself.