Explain/ Discuss and give your reactions/reflections.

1 . What were the significant influential contributions of Jose Rizal in the world?
Answer:
He was a prolific poet, essayist, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels,
Noli Me Tángere and its sequel, El filibusterismo. These social commentaries during the Spanish
colonization of the country formed the nucleus of literature that inspired peaceful reformists
and armed revolutionaries alike.
Reflection:
Jose Rizal has the significant influential contribution in the world because Rizal wrote the novel
that everybody read and the novel that state how Spaniards and Friars treat the Filipinos and
Indios.
2. Why Jose Rizal has monument around the world?
Answer:
Our national hero is of great influence — not only in the Philippines, but also globally. It’s unsurprising
that several countries celebrate Dr. Jose Rizal’s life through the numerous monuments around the world
erected in his honor.

One of the most famous Rizal monuments stands in Madrid, Spain. This city was where Rizal lived for
almost a decade after finishing medical school at the University of Santo Tomas. To pay homage to the
life of our national hero, the city commissioned Filipino sculptor Florante Caedo to build an intricate
bronze statue of Rizal.

Rizal is celebrated in Hong Kong, where he first planned the founding of La Liga Filipina. Reportedly, it
was also here where the hero drafted Filipino translations of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
During his years in Hong Kong, Rizal exercised his profession as an ophthalmic surgeon. His family joined
him here for a short while before the Spaniards arrested him.

In 1998, Tokyo City unveiled a bronze bust of Rizal at Hibiya Park. The statue stands right where the hero
stayed for 45 days before travelling to Europe. According to historians, Rizal immersed in the Japanese
culture during his stay. He learned about the culture, enjoyed the arts, and interacted with the people.
Unsurprisingly, Rizal gained a lover in the country. Her name was Seiko Usui, and she was the epitome of
everything the hero loved about Japan.

Rizal crafted some of his greatest works in London. It’s only apt for him to be recognized here first and
foremost as a writer. With almost a year of residing in the city, Rizal improved his English and wrote
several pieces for La Solidaridad.

The memorial of Rizal in London is placed at the historical home of the Beckett family. As many
remember, Rizal was romantically involved with Gertrude Beckett during his stay in London.
Although we consider Rizal as our national hero, he’s not much different of a traveler as us. He loved
marvelling at sights and immersing with locals. He fell in love with places as much as people. But one
thing most of us don’t often think about is how Rizal valued money. At 22, our national hero travelled to
Paris. According to renowned Filipino historian Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal found Paris very expensive.
Nevertheless, he enjoyed the city, as proved in a letter he wrote while there:

Reflection:

Rizal became famous not only in our country but also in the world. Rizal became a traveler in order to
escape from the Spaniards. As Rizal’s travel and go to another countries , he wrote the novels NOLI ME
TANGERE and EL FILIBUSTERISMO and other novels that he wrote to tell the people in the whole world
what and how Spaniards slave Filipinos. As the countries he visited, he has monument.

3. Discuss the significance of monument of Rizal to the life of Filipino today.

Answer:
The Rizal Monument in the 58-hectare Rizal Park holds a special meaning to Filipinos.
Essentially, the monument is a tribute to the martyrdom of a great man, who, though wrongly
accused, accepted his fate as a glorious opportunity to offer his life for his sad, beloved country,
though the privilege was not his alone. The Rizal Monument serves a meaningful national
heritage for Filipinos, commemorating the heroic act of Jose Rizal to his country. An exact
replica of the Rizal Monument can be found in Madrid, Spain at the junction of Avenida de Las
Islas Filipinas and Calle Santander.

Reflection:
The significance of monument of Rizal to the life of Filipino today , reminded as how Rizal fight
for our country, how Rizal accepted the accuses and how Rizal fight for our freedom. It serves
the freedom of the Philippines and Filipino to the hand of the Spaniards.