Differences of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Noli Me Tangere, Latin title meaning “touch me not” refers to

the letter of John 20:17 in King James version of the Bible as Mary
Magdalene tried to touch the newly risen Jesus, He said “Touch me
not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father”. Meanwhile, El
Filibusterismo is Spanish title which is known in english as The
Reign of Greed.
Noli Me Tangere showed a softspoken, patient, compassionate
and idealistic Crisostomo Ibarra while El Fili featured a different
Ibarra who portrayed the angry and vengeful side of him and
disguised himself as the wealthy jeweller named Simoun. Noli Me
Tangere is more on the reformist side of Rizal while El fili is on his
revolutionist. El Filibusterismo is darker in tone. They also differ in
story plot, El Filibusterismo is shorter and direct. El Filibusterismo
has additional deuteragonist and tritagonist. In terms of antagonist,
in El Filibusterismo are more cynical. it reflects the improbability of
radical socio-political changes. Noli Me Tangere is a love story or a
romantic novel, dedicated to our motherland while El Filibusterismo
is a political novel associated with revenge and anger and is
dedicated to GOMBURZA.