NOLI ME TANGERE AND

EL FILIBUSTERISMO
CHARACTERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Hossain | Mallari | Yañez

Don Timoteo Junito

Pelaez Pelaez
Is a student at the University of Santo
Is a rich businessman well-known for Tomas who is constantly joking
firm who offers several items, ranging around and friendly
from building materials. In the 21st century Juanito represents
In the 21st century, Don Timoteo
stereotypical wealthy child who
represents shady and greedy
receives everything handed to him.
businessmen who bribe the authorities
While he is a troublemaker, he appears
for the proclamation of decrees for their
to be innocent and naive to everyone
benefit.
around him.

Kapitan Kapitan
Tinong Tiyago
Is a self-centered man who is solely Is a Filipino who prioritizes riches and
concerned with his own image and influence he can gain from people,. He
achievement. He would chose to be will do anything to get what he wants,
alone, even if it meant losing a friend. even cruel things to his fellow Filipino
In the 21st century Kapitan Tinomh In the 21st century Kapitan Tiyago
represents bribers of government represents those abusive capitalists
officials and are notorious influence that will do anything to get their
peddlers. business on the top.

Dona
Victorina Basilio

A character that gave the symbolism for

Can be assimilated to those people
Filipino colonial mentality where they
who became irrational because of the
forget who they were and where they
blinding light caused by their
came from.
greediness for something. This can be
Shopaholics in the 21st century that
businessman, merchants, shop owner,
values the imported goods more rather
or can be anyo
than support the local.

Sisa
She is known to be a loving and caring
mother. She can be assimilated to
mothers in our modern society ,
especially single mothers, who will do
everything to give her children a good
life.
Kabesang
Tales
Greatly symbolizes the farmers and
the cruelty they received from the
Spaniards.
Today in the 21st Century informal
settlers that does not have a land of
their own sleeping and taking shelter
under bridges, beside the road and
more. oppressed to leave and no
where to go.

Padre
Damaso
He is known to be a manipulator and abuser
of authority.
He can be assimilated to those people who
are assigned to a high position who use
their power for their own selfishness.