EL FILIBUSTERISMO

Analysis of El Filibusterismo

1. Cover /
symbolisms
2. Dedication
3. Preface
4. The characters
and their
personification
yesterday and
THE TITLE

EL
FILIBUSTERIS
MO
 THE TITLE

EL FILIBUSTERISMO literally means

the “The Revolution”. It signifies a
movement severely punished by the
government. It also deals with different
alternatives to avert it. It also explains
the reasons why revolution takes place.
THE COVER OF EL FILIBUSTERISMO

El Filibusterismo
depicts the three
martyred priests
the GOMBURZA. Fr.
Mariano Gomez, Fr.
Jose Burgos, Fr.
Jacinto Zamora.
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They were
executed in their
campaign for
secularization of
their parishes and
were implicated in
the Cavity mutiny.
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They were
garroted at
Luneta on
February 17,
1872.
 THE INTRODUCTION

El Filibusterismo was written in

dedication to the three martyred
priests, whose death left an
indelible mark in his mind.
 THE INTRODUCTION

Like Noli Me Tangere, El

Filibusterismo aims at
enlightening the society, at
bringing Filipinos closer to the
truth. But whereas in the first
novel, we are encouraged
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to ask and aspire for change and

liberation, in this novel, the society is
urged to open its eyes to reality and
rebel against the Spanish government
for its oppression and abuse.
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In Noli Me Tangere, there is aspiration,

beauty, romance and mercy. In El
Filibusterismo, all readers will feel its
bitterness, hatred and antipathy. The
romance and aspiration are gone.
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even the characters' personalities

seem to have undergone radical
change. This is how different Rizal's
second novel is. Considering that both
were written by the same author, the
plots and poles apart.
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Outright scorn and bitterness may already

may be felt at the beginning of the story,
where Simoun promotes abuse and tyranny
in the Spanish government, in the hope
that the people will reach the limits of their
endurance and declare a revolution.
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Simoun, who is actually Noli's

Ibarra in disguise, conveys an
entirely different personality in El
Filibusterismo. While Ibarra is
trusting, aspiring and loving.
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Simoun is now cunningly careful in his

dealings, distrusting, and extremely
bitter. Something changed in Rizal and
this is reflected in the personalities he
gave in his El Filibusterismo
characters.
 The Second Novel

Jose Rizal began writing his second

novel. El Filibusterismo (The Reign of
Greed). Years after the publication of
Noli Me Tangere. (The Social
Cancer). His inspiration in writing
both novels were; The social,
economic, political and
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and religious conditions existing

during those times. Four years after
the Noli Me Tangere was published,
was the publication of El
Filibusterismo. While the first talked
about the friars' and the Spaniards'
abuses, the latter talked the
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gravity and the unhindered abuses

of the authority.
 Emergence of El Filibusterismo

“Rizal began the printing of what he had

entitled El Filibusterismo early in July 1891.”
It was in October 1887 when Jose Rizal
started writing El Filibusterismo. It took the
author three years and five places to finish
his second novel.
 Emergence of El Filibusterismo

Unlike the first novel which was written in

three European Counries, a part of El
Filibusterismo was written in the Philippines.
Jose Rizal properly put into words what his
eyes and heart could no longer contain. He
was able to apply his literary prowess for the
purpose of pouring out those burning within
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him and bringing into the open those facts

that only few could see. Those things that
he witnessed during his short visit in
Calamba, triggered him to start writing the
sequel to the Noli Me Tangere. This time,
though, he wrote in an angrier passion.
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The evicting of his father, taking

over of their house, dumping heir
furnitures into the street, sending
some of his family members to exile,
denying a Christian burial to his
brother - in - law, all of these opened
up his eyes.
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“that the attitude of the authorities

and the friars on the granting of
reforms was irreversible.” (Anacoreta P.
Purino, 2014).
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Right there and then while Jose Rizal was

in Calamba practicing medicine, he started
writing his second novel. Leaving the
Philippines, he continues with his effort,
and when he was in London, he made
some changes and corrections to his work.
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More chapters were written in Paris

and Madrid, and finally the
manuscript was finished in Biarritz.
 El Filibusterismo's Printing

In July 1891, Jose Rizal left Brussels for

Ghent, Belgium's University City. He had
reasons in going to Ghent:
1. Printing cost in Ghent was cheaper
than in Brussels
2. To flee from Suzanne's attraction.
 El Filibusterismo's Printing

On the 18th of September 1891. El

Filibusterismo was over and done with. The
joyous Jose Rizal sent printed copies for Basa
and Lopez in Hongkong. To Valentin Ventura ,
the savior of the novel, he gave the original
manuscript, and a printed copy of the book
which he autographed.
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Other copies were sent to Ferdinand

Blumentritt, Mariano Ponce and
other friends. The El Filibusterismo
was well praised by Filipinos both in
the Philippines and in foreign lands.
 The Theme

GREED FOR POWER - is the

moving force in El
Filibusterismo.
 The Preface

TO THE MEMORY

Of the priests, Don Mariano Gomez,

65 years old) Don Jose Burgos (30
years old) and Don Jacinto Zamora
(35 years old)
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EXECUTED ON THE SCAFFOLD IN BAGUMBAYAN

On February 17, 1872

Religion, by refusing to degrade you, has put in

doubts the crime that has been attributed to
you, the Government by sorrounding your
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cause in mystery and shadows, has

made belief possible in some
errors,committed in fatal moments,
and all of Filipinos, by venerating your
memory and calling you martyrs, does
not in any manner accept your guilt.
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In so far, therefore, that your

participation in the Cavite protest is
not clearly shown whether you were
patriots or not, I have the right to
dedicate to you my work as victims
of the evil that I am trying to
combat. And while we are
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waiting for Spain to rehabilitate you one

day, and to refuse to be a party to your
death, let these pages serve as a belated
wreath of dry leaves over your forgotten
graves, and whoever attacks your memory
without any evident proof, stains his hands
with your blood.