Analysis of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

One of the great books written by our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal,
is Noli Me Tangere. It is a Latin word meaning "Touch Me Not". This book
is a societal novel. He started writing it in Madrid, Spain on 1884,
continued in Paris, France and was finished in Berlin, Germany on
February 1887. Noli Me Tangere was dedicated to his Inang Bayan, which
is the Philippines. The history stated in the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" of
Hariet Beecher Stowe, that tells the suffering of Negro slaves under the
cruelty of the Americans, gave our hero the idea. in writing this book. He
saw the similarity of this to the cruelty experienced by the Filipinos under
the Spanish rule. Another important writing of our hero is the El
Filibusterismo. It comes from the word "filibustero" which means a person
who is against the Roman Catholic. This book is a political novel. He
started writing it on 1890 in London, England and was finished in
Brussels, Belgium on 1891. This was dedicated to the "Three Martyrs",
GomBurZa which is Fr. Mariano Gomez, Fr. Jose Burgos, Fr. Jacinto
Zamora. Dr. Rizal believed that the three martyrs was only a victim of
cruelty and loss of justic. They was blamed, with a Sgt. Lamadrid, to be
the leader of Cavite Mutiny on January 1872 and sentenced by garote on
February that year.

Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo have similarities in terms of aim

and purpose. Both aim to enlighten the Filipinos on what is happening in
the country. They want the people to fight for their country and have the
total freedom.